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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 177

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    There are six tailors in this district, namely Tim Ryan, Maurice Manly, Dan Connell, Philip Cremin, Tim Keeffe, and Tim Cahill. Five of them work in their own homes while one - Tim Keeffe - goes about from house to house as required.
    Most of them stock cloth but is not of their own manufacture.
    The cloth usually used is serge, repp and tweed. The implements used by those Tailors are sewing machine, pressing iron, lap board, a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Address
    Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry