School: Athboy (C.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 076
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- There are two tailors in the town of Athboy. Their names are Mr. T. Smith and Mr. M. Smith. They work in their homes and do not travel only very seldom.
The tailor does stock the cloth but if you bought him the cloth he would make whatever you wanted. The cloth is not spun nor woven locally. Leocal people do not wear clothes made out of home made spun cloth. Leinen wollen, cotton, tweed, silk and crepedechine clothes are also worn.
The implements that the tailor uses are, a machine(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Donohoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Martinstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr M. Donohoe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Martinstown, Co. Meath
