School: Brosna (roll number 12572)

Location:
Brusna, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Carúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 050

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 050

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  1. There is only one tailor in this district who works entirely in his own home. He stocks various kinds of cloth in his house such as tweeds and serge for making Sunday clothes, and cordroy for making working clothes.
    The tailor uses many implements when working including a scissors, a lap-board, needles, thread and a pressing iron.
    Shirts are made locally from cotton cloth and linen.
    Linen is used in making sheets, but it is seldom used in making shirts. Socks and stockings are still made in the district from woollen thread which is bought in the nearest town.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardkill, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Maria O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Ardkill, Co. Roscommon