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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 552

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    There's about six or seven tailors in the district. Some of them work at home and others go to another tailor to work for (work) him and to learn his trade.
    None of them travels from house to house. The tailor dont sell cloth but he takes in some to (to) make clothes.
    The cloth is not spun and woven now a days.
    They dont know any traditions connection with tailors
    The implements the tailor uses in his work are needles, tread, tape iron scissors, machine and thimble
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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
    Julia Rattigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meelick, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Rattigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meelick, Co. Mayo