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School: Tullamore (St. Brigid's)

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Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Sheehy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0806, Page 51

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    Clothes Made Locally
    There are seven tailors in this district. Their names are, Hugh Digan Jack McCabe, Dick Pender, Peter McCabe, Joe Conway, Jack Smyth. They all work in their homes. Most of the tailors stock their own cloth. Cloth is not woven in this district. They of not travel about the country. Large numbers of old people knit socks and jumpers for the ladies. There are any dressmakers in the town. They make clothes for the children and for the ladies also. Many women make their own
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullamore, Co. Offaly