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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)

Location:
Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 088

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    ago the cloth used to be spun for jumpers but it is not spun for suits. "Tailor Tailor tall hat. You thought you were a big fellow. But you soon found out you were the little scutty beggar from Tyrone." The implements the tailor uses are, a machine, a tailoring table, a smoothing iron, a needle and tread and a measuring tape. Generally the tailors don't make shirts. Long ago when the tailors were travelling house to house they used to make clothes from flax. When the tramp tailors used to get lodging they used to spend the night weaving stockings.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Patrick Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt