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School: Castlerock N.S. (roll number 13242)

Location:
Drummartin, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Frank Haran
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0174, Page 194

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  1. Clothes Made Locally

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    There are four tailors in the district.
    They work at their own homes.
    They stock clothes. No cloth is spun locally.
    The cloths are tweed and serge.
    Shirts are made in the homes, and socks are Knitted locally.
    Thread is spun in the homes.
    There are four spinning wheels in the district.
    Black clothes are worn as mourning for death
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Bowie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cabragh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Tom O Rorke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    Rathosey, Co. Sligo