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1. Tailors and Tailoring (continued)

   

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   That is the way the money goes
   Pop goes the weasel."

   Old Mrs Irwin of Carrick St is one of the oldest and greatest sock-knitter in Kells. She is about seventy eight years of age

   

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2. Tailors and Tailoring

   

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   There are a great many tailors in this town for example Michael Lynch Cross Street, Thomas Crosby Cannon Street, Bob Crosby Farrell Street, William Bell John Street, John Smith Church Street, and Patrick Murphy Church Lane. Some of these tailors make suits of clothes and sell them to any person who wants them. Other tailors make suits of clothes according as they are called for. Some of these tailors buy their cloth from travellers and others buy it in the shops. there are a few old sayings about the tailors for example:-

   Charity covers a multitude of sins and tailors cover a multitude of sinners.

   Tailor Tailor sew my breeches,
   Dont forget the big long stitches."

   In my district there are some women who make a grate many articles of clothing for people around and so in this way they earn a living. Nearby in every house in my parish you would see the women knitting stockings, and jumpers at night.

   

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Timmons

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Fordstown or Ballaghboy, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Patrick Tmmons

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50