School: Carrigaline (C.) (roll number 13513)
- Location:
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
- Teachers: Mrs O' Sullivan Mrs Tully
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 093
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- In this locality only one tailor - Mr Kidney - resides.
He works in his home always and never goes from house to house.
Most of the people in this district get their clothes made by this tailor or by his wife who works with him, during the busy season, he is assisted by a journey man tailor or tailors.
He stocks his own materials - Irish tweeds and flannels - made by Morroghs of Douglas and OBriens of Blarney, but customers generally provide their own material.
His work room is well equiped with implements such as a large table on which he sits, machine, scissors, inch tape, patterns for his customers to choose from, Book of measurements, chalk for marking, heavy iron for pressing.
He completes mourning and wedding orders very promptly.
Shirts are not made in the homes but by very few, as they are so cheaply bought in the shops. Cotton,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Joseph O' Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
