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School: Thomastown Convent (roll number 16028)

Location:
Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr M. Lelia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858, Page 124

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    Thomastown has six tailors and they all work in their own homes. At present tailors do not travel from house to house, but people generally go to his home when they want new clothes made.
    Generally the tailor has shelves in the sewing room packed with cloth of different colours. Spinning and weaving are not done in the homes but the material is bought from factories. Irish tweeds, serges and gaberdine are used for clothing.
    The chief implements a tailors use are a thimble which is worn on the thumb, a smoothing iron, a tape measure and a sewing machine. Shirts are sometimes made in the houses, but more frequently in factories. Flannel, flannelette, linen,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Grace
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Grace
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny