School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)
- Location:
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál de Búrca
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- (continued from previous page)as they did in times past.
The tailor usually stocks cloth which he buys at wholesale prices. Homespuns are still made in these districts, spun in the homes and woven by a weaver.
Local people wear these homespuns especially the old men and women most of whom would not wear nothing else. The tailor uses his needle, thimble, scissors, tape, table, machine, ironing board, and pressing iron.- Collector
- Dan Lenihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Polke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo