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School: Inishcaltra

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Cappaduff, Co. Clare
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Énrí Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 034

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    There is only one or two tailors in this parish. The tailors work in their own houses now. In days gone by the tailors used to go from house to house. The tailors generally send away for the cloth, but long ago the cloth used to be spun by the people themselves. This cloth used to be made from the wool of their own sheep. First the sheared their sheep with a shears. Then they had to carve the wool and then spin it with a spinning machine. There are about five spinning wheels in this parish but the people don't bother spinning nowadays. The people shear the sheep now and sell the wool for about one shilling and threepence per lb. Long ago flax
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Kenneally
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloontymweenagh, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Kenneally
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontymweenagh, Co. Clare