School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 02_071

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 02_071

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  1. Long ago the men used wear knee breeches buckled below the knee with six brass buttons. They had coat called a cut away frieze coat or a swallow tail coat. and a caroline hate and cane. The wemon had a red flannen skirt a plaid shawl and a red hand ketchief around their heads and a check apron.
    They then put a bog hoop in on the top of their skirt to make it rise out all around.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Chorra
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Corry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare