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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 07_055

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    There are a great many tailors in our parish but long ago there were not any atall. The tailors now-a-day keep the cloth in the houses and they make suits for men and they also make clothes for wemon. They have houses for the purpose of tailoring but it was much different long ago. The tailors used to go around to the houses and spend a fornight or whatever length they had work for them.
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Margurite O' Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumneen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumneen, Co. Mayo