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Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 3,547 Send Message	David	Report	18 Sep 2009 12:15
	On my Father's side of my tree my grand mother's Father is listed as a CURRIER Was that a skilled trade or form of labouring ? WHY is Irish ancestry difficult to find ?
	Researching: Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,355 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	18 Sep 2009 12:17
	From an old occupations site:- Currier 1) Dressed the coat of a horse with a curry comb 2) Tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease This is the address of the site if you need it again:- http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/ Kath. x
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 1,241 Send Message	Wildgoose	Report	18 Sep 2009 12:41
	My grandfather was a Leather Currier. Mum told me that it meant that he was a 'leather colourer' and it required skill. Janet
	Researching: Northampton/Blisworth Northants/Hinderclay Suffolk
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 3,547 Send Message	David	Report	19 Sep 2009 18:41
	Thank you all.
	Researching: Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.