School: Na Corráin (roll number 9938/9)
- Location:
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cormac Ó Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 242
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- The nearest tailors to our house are in Castleisland. The man that I am going to mention work at their own homes. The implements the tailor uses are table, machine, scissors, thimble, needle and chalk. Sometimes the shirts are made at home and other times they are bought made. Sometimes he shirts are made of flannel and dlannelette. In former times the people used to make shirts and sheets out of flax. Stockings and socks and jumpers are knitted locally. In odd places the thread is now spun.
- There is no tailor in the district but there are five tailors in the parish; they always work at their homes. The implements the tailors use are sewing-machine, thimble, needle, a pressing iron called a goose, but now they have the electric iron. They use a lap-board for ironing on it. Shirts are made in nearly all houses. About fifty years ago(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Con Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mr Dan Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Currans, Co. Kerry
