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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 078

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  1. Clothes Made Locally

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    There are two tailors in this district Mr Smith of Main St and Mr Smith of Connaught St. They work in their own house and the people have to go in to get fitted on. The tailors stock the cloth. It is not spun or woven locally. The people who came from Galway to Rathcarne wear home spun clothes.
    The other kinds of cloth used are linen, woolen.
    The tailor has a goose it is made of iron and shaped in a square. He has a machine and a scissors and tape and chalk.
    Very few people made shirts now. They are made of flannellet. There is no flax grown here now.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mamie Rispin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Rispin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath