School: Coolanarney

Location:
Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
D. Mac Gairbhíth
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  1. There is one tailor in my district Mr. Brown is his name. He works at home. He never travelles from house to house. He dose not stock clotches. Men buy material in some town such as Tullamore, or Dublin in Draper shops. The bring the material to the tailor then he measures them. Then he makes them with a . when the are made the man goes to the tailor's house and gives the tailor thirty shillings or two pounds for making the clothes
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kieran Conway
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cully, Co. Offaly