School: Errill, Ballybrophy (roll number 928)
- Location:
- Errill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 410
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- (continued from previous page)implements that a tailor used when he is working.
Shirts were always made in every house formerly and are made in many houses yet. The material used for making shirts is flannelette.
There was flax grown in a field near Lisduff House on Lord Castletown's estate, It was not grown for use of the fibre, only for the value of the seed for cattle feeding.
Stockings and socks are knitted locally and the thread is bought in the shops.
There is one spinning wheel in this district owned by Mrs Stanley Garrison Errill.
- Informant
- Seán De Faoit
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Occupation
- Póilín
- Address
- Errill, Co. Laois
