School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- An Carbad Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 413
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- Long ago there were three tailors that used to sew by hand, and they used to go about to any body that would bring them. Their names was Anthony Hoban, foghill, Peter Summers Steelaun, Paddy Williams Rathlacken, Carrowmore, Ballina,Co. Mayo, R.I.P.
The people themselves that used to buy the cloth, then they used to send for the tailor, and he’d come and take the measure of the person. He used to have a big tailor’s scissors, chalk, thimble, needle, and a measuring tape. Then he’d cut the cloth, and sit up on the kitchen table before the window, and cross his two legs. He used to sew with the best linen thread.
He used to make suits for old men, and little boys, and he used also make sleeve vests for old men, that they used to wear long ago, but they don’t wear them nowadays.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Tuairín, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Michael Forde
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Tuairín, Co. Mhaigh Eo
