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School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 164

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    There is only one tailor in my district. His name is Mr John Sullivan. He works at his home and the people come and choose a piece of cloth and get a suit or what ever they want to get made with him. Nowadays cloth is not spun in my district. The tailor keeps Irish tweed. The implements the tailor has a Ironing board, a goose, a scissors, a thimble, chalk, a sewing machine, a tape. The tailor does not make shirts, does not make shirts, but the dressmakers makes a lot of shirts. The people long ago used to grow flax. They used to send it to Athlone and get it manufactured in Athlone. There is no spinning wheel in my district.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Mc Crann
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Ned Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford