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School: Rathdrum (B)

Location:
Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
S. Ó Muirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0919, Page 070

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    Clothes Made Locally
    There are four tailors in this district, Mr Douglas, Mr M Douglas and the MacDonnells. They do not travel travel from house to house.
    The tailors stock cloth in their shop always. The implements the tailors use are, a sewing machine, needles, thread, an iron, thimble, chalk, coat hangers, trousers pressers, note book, measuring tape and pencil.
    In former times farmers in the summer wore shirts made of flour sacks.
    Flannel was made in this district in former times. The flax was scutch in the Lr. St. There is a lane there now called
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr P. Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow