School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)
- Location:
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 210
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- There are four tailors in Ballymahon. The tailor is a man who makes men's suits and ladie's coats. The needle he uses is shorter than that of a dressmaker. His thimble is also different, it has no bottom. The dressmaker uses patterns when cutting out but the tailor drafts.
The tailor sits on a bench all day with his legs crossed. He uses a very heavy iron for pressing. History tells us that Adam dressed in leaves and which required very little tailoring. The trade of a tailor is a very ancient trade. As the fashions change from time(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pauline Kearns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymulvey, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Kearns
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymulvey, Co. Longford
