School: Both Íseal (roll number 16744)
- Location:
- Boheeshil, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ua Conchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)was send to a tucker to get it tucked.
Afterwards they used to send for a tailor. He used to come to the house and make the suit for them. The following are the implements which the tailor uses, he has a scissors, a needle, thread, a machine, a thimble and a measuring tape.
Long ago there were no machines for making clothes the tailor used to sew them with a needle and thread. The measuring tape is used to see what size the suit would be made.- Informant
- John Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Cloon East, Co. Kerry