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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

Location:
Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 548

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  1. Clothes Made Locally

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    There are about seven or eight tailors in the district. Some of them works at home and others go with tailors to learn the trade. They don't travel from house to house.
    The tailor don't sell cloth but they take in some cloth from the people who wants to get a suit made. The cloth is not spun or woven now as it was long ago.
    The implements the tailor uses are needle, thread, iron, tape, scissors, machine and thim-
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Cullina
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr William Cullina
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Mayo