School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 89
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- (continued from previous page)It was a common thing for the people to wear linen shirts about here long ago but not so now.
- There are tailors in this parish at present. The most of them work in their own houses. There are some people wear homespun suits they send wool to a factory and get it woven and gets suits made out of it. Some people knit stockings the have to weave the wool and some of the wool is bought in the shop.
After a death a person wears black and it is said you should never wear a new dress to a funeral for it is said it is very unlucky.
