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School: Cortown (roll number 3113)

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Cortown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Peadar Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0701, Page 021

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    There are two tailors in this district. They work in their homes and do not as formally go from house to house. Some tailors stock cloth. Cloth is not spun or made locally, tweed, serge, and home spun are used.
    A proverb I heard, "A stitch in time saves nine."
    The tailor uses a scissors, a sewing maching, a timble, a needle, and a tailors goose when he is working.
    Shirts are not made in the homes they are bought in the shops. I do' nt know of any accounts of shirts or cloth made from flax grown locally.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balrathboyne Glebe, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Henry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balrathboyne Glebe, Co. Meath