sentences:  In the absence of transport the secondary school was of limited use to children in outlying areas such as Durrus.The Sisters of Mercy in Bantry started Conventual Industries, a development of training and employment and restarted the dormant lace-making industry in 1902, which lasted into the 1950s.In the 18th and early 19th century "patterns" at holy wells or at Gougan Barra were very popular.