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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 238

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    Clothes made Locally.
    In the district of Cootehall there are two tailors. Their names are John Mc Loughran and Patrick McCormack lives in Cootehall, Co. Roscommon, and Patrick McCormack lives in Annaghbeg, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon.
    Patrick McCormack travels from house to house making suits of clothes. He also stocks cloth. In former times cloth was both spun and woven by the hands but it ceased to be done about forty years ago because at the present time it can be got cheaper in the shop. The cloth which was made locally was much better than the cloth which was bought in the shop. This cloth was called fleece cloth.
    It is said that a tinker's wife and a tailor's wife
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Annaghbeg, Co. Roscommon