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School: Tairbeart (C.)

Location:
Tarbert, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 135

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    three work in their own shops.
    Every one of the tailors stocks cloth. The cloth is neither spun nor woven locally but long ago cloth was spun and woven a few miles west of Tarbert. There are no home-spuns worn in this locality.
    The tailor's implements are very few and simple. He must have a thimble which is different from the thimbles usually worn by females in as much as it has an open top, and is much thicker. Needles of different sizes are also used and are
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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
    Philomena Mc Namara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballygoghlan, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Ballygoghlan, Co. Limerick