School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Liag, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 149
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- (continued from previous page)Green is worn on Saint Patrick's day. White is worn at a Marriage Black is worn at the death of a relative by all women for twelve months.
- There is one tailor in our district. He works at his home and he has a boy working with him. Some of the tailors go from house to house. The tailors don't stock cloth. People don't weave the cloth. The type of cloth that is used now is serge cloth. The tailor was thimbles and thread and scissors, and needles, and also a tape-measure. People make shirts in their homes. The types of cloth for shirts are cotton and linen. The old people spin wool and make it into wool for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Phyllis Mc Crann
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Béal Átha Liag, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Mr Ned Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Béal Átha Liag, Co. an Longfoirt
