School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Deagha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 459

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  1. There are five tailors in this district They work at home in their own houses. The tailors do not have cloth of their own for sale in their houses. The people around here wear serges and tweeds.
    My people never heard anything about tailors.
    The implements with which a tailor works with are: a thimble, scissors, needles, machine, a lap-board and an iron.
    Shirts are made in our house athome.
    Shirts are made of linen.
    Stockings are made in this district.
    The thread is made out of wool and is spun by old women.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Dillon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glennamaddy, Co. Galway