School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)
- Location:
- Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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- To a house belonging to James Beirne Garvagh all the neighbouring women used to gather to spend their nights weaving James Beirne's wife had a loom. First they got flax and scutched it, then they weave it in the loom. When they had this cloth woven travelling tailors came round and made suits for the people from it. The travelling tailors who worked in this district were: Barney Doran from Annaghkeenty who used to travel from house to house. He used to stay in every house. His payment was very small. Peter McKeon from Keshcarrigan was another travelling tailor. This man made clothes and was also very good at weaving.
- Collector
- Kit Mulvey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garvagh, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- John Beirne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Garvagh, Co. Leitrim
