School: Charleville, Tullamore
- Location:
- Charleville Demesne, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Bhealóg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 030
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“There is one tailor and tailoress in my district. Both of them work in their own homes.”
(continued from previous page)shirts which the women made. There are not as many tailors now as long ago.
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“There are ten tailors in my district, and one tailoress. They work in their own homes.”
There are ten tailors in my district, and one tailoresss. They work in their own homes. These tailors do not stock cloth. The implements a tailor uses are his goose, sissors, machine, soap, needle and thimble. Some socks and stockings are knitted in the homes still. Long ago shirts were made in the homes. Some socks and stocking are knitted in the homes still.
Long ago ladies stockings were knitted. The is one spinning wheel in my district.