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School: Achadh Dúin, An Sciobairín (roll number 16149)

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Aghadown, Co. Cork
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Máiréad Sweetnam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0296, Page 080

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    Long ago most people made their own clothes. There was generally a spinning wheel in every house, and the woman of the house made clothes for her husband and children with it.
    First she spun the wool and then carded it then knit stockings with the wool. She made frieze and flannel trousers out of the wool and also flannel coats and jackets for the men.
    There was a tailor that lived in a small thatched cottage in Cnocgorm his name was John Hern. He made the richer peoples clothes, as he was working he kept singing the follow rhyme "That the stitch may tear and the clothes may wear to keep John Herns pockets full of money."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Trinder
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknaraha, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick O' Driscoll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skeagh, Co. Cork