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School: Killoughter

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Killoughter, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Máire Ní Bhreitheamhan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0927, Page 071

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  1. Clothes Made Locally

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    There are no tailors in the District. Cloth is not spun or woven locally. Sometimes the people of the house make shirts for the men and children. The shirts are made from linen. There are no spinning wheels in the District.
    Socks and stockings are knitted. The thread is not made at home.
    Black is worn at a death and white is worn
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Crean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cronykeery, Co. Wicklow