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School: Ceann Dáimh (roll number 16173)

Location:
Kinaff, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Mac Cathmhaoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 100

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    Unlike formerly all tailors work in their own homes now. Some of them stock the cloth and are known as merchant tailors. The spinning industry in the locality has practically died out and the McDonagh and Loftus families are the only weavers in the parish now. The Shirtmaking industry has fallen into disuse as well as the making of socks. The girls of the house knitted stockings for their fathers and brothers and Bridget McDonagh who is now 70 believes there are not two spinning wheels in the district unless they are kept as a souvenier.
    At the death of a relative black clothes are worn as a sign of mourning. About 60 years
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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
    Bride Eagleton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinaff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Kinaff, Co. Mayo