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School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)

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Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic de Chlár
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    Long ago men who are called tailors went about from house to house tailoring. They used make up to half a dozen suits of clothes for one family before leaving that house.It was all needle-work done by hand. There was no such thing as machine work which often kept them working three weeks in one house. The owner of course provided the material.
    How the got the name tailor or Tailliúirí
    One time a foreman tailor with eleven other tailors was going to work in a farmer's house one day in March. Two ganders attacked the twelve tailors and beat them to teh ropes. The foreman cried out " Tá illúirid,, Tá illúiridh which meant defeated . Thus they derived the word or name táilliúirí.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Curry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynaparky, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pat Curry
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynaparky, Co. Galway