School: Coillte Bó (roll number 15984)

Location:
Kiltybo, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Michael S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 492

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  1. There are four tailors in this district. They work in their homes; they do not travel as formerly from house to house when required. The tailor do not stock clothes. Clothes are not spun or woven locally. Button, wool, cloth, silk and coton are used. There is an old saying connected with tailors.
    The tailor uses a machine a needle a thimble thread a measuring tape and a smoothing-iron at his work. Some shirts are made in the homes and some are bought made. Shirts are made from cotton cloth and the under shirts are made of wool. There are no accounts of cloth for shirts made of flax grown in the district. Some socks and stocking are
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Govin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mace Lower, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Govin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mace Lower, Co. Mayo