School: Cúlmaighin (Coolmoyne) (roll number 15861)

Location:
Coolmoyne, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0558, Page 45

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  1. Clothes made Locally.
    There are four tailors in this district, all of whom work at their homes.
    They don't stock cloth. They only make goods out of the material that the people give them. Cloth is not spun or woven in this district.
    The tailors when working used these implements:- a sewing machine, needles, threads, tapes, scissors, an iron for pressing the clothes, pins, mirror, timbles, and a table on which the cloth is cut.
    Shirts are made in the houses for small boys. They are made of linen. There are no shirts made from flax in this district.
    In nearly every
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Ahearne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardsallagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr M. Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryluskan, Co. Tipperary