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School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

Location:
Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 321

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  1. Local Tailors

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    It used to take two or three days to make a suit of clothes, and the charge was ten shillings.
    If the money was paid in gold, the tailor always gave back 1/6 and I the money was given in silver, he gave back 1/=
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Tailors

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    Tailors who went from house to house used to make the clothes free of charge for the people of the house in exchange for being kept there. The tailor sits cross legs on the table.
    He sues a thimble with out a bottom and his big iron for pressing the clothes is called his goose.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly