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School: Thomastown Convent (roll number 16028)

Location:
Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr M. Lelia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858, Page 122

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    There are five tailors in the district now. They all work at their own houses.
    Two of them do not stock cloth. They use different kinds of tweed and serges. The implements they use are as follows:-
    Sewing machine,
    Smoothing iron,
    Needles and thread,
    Scissors,
    Soap for the iron.
    Flannelette and linen shirts are made in the looms. Socks and stockings are knitted locally. The people wear black stockings and black clothes at a relative's funeral. They wear
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Breda Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballydonnell, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Martin Moore
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydonnell, Co. Kilkenny