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School: Grangemocler (C.) Carrick-on-Suir (roll number 7596)

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Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mrs Brigid Feehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 086

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    Long ago the tailors had no inch tape to measure their customers for a suit. What they used instead was a selvedge off a rot of wallpaper. When they took the measure they cut a notch in the paper and they easily remembered then what each notch meant. The tailors used come to the farmers' houses and remain for a week or longer and make clothes for the family and repair clothes as well. A door would be taken down and put on the flag stellan and used as a table for the tailor to sew on.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Cooney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Brittas, Co. Tipperary