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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

Location:
Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 087

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    At the present day there are but few tailors in this locality as ready-made clothes can be procured cheaper than those made by the tailors, but in ancient times there were many tailors in this locality. Long ago tailors with their apprentices travelled about from house to house making clothes. They often remained for over a week in houses where there was a large family making clothes for them but this custom has completely died away. They made men's clothes and boy's clothes from frieze which was manufactured from wool which as spun into thread and woven into cloth by the weaver. At
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baulbrack, Co. Cork
    Informant
    James Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Baulbrack, Co. Cork