School: Nuadhchongbháil (Nohoval) (roll number 10326)
- Location:
- Scart, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0444, Page 257
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- (continued from previous page)later than fifty four years ago. Tweeds are used now which are bought in the shops. Long ago when home made tweeds were woven the wool of the black sheep was worth treble that of the white wool Cordroy clothes were much worn, especially trousers; the material being bought and then made locally. Silver waistcoats were worn, the back and sleeves being made of grey flannel and the fronts of tweed. The women of the house used sew them. The tailors used cut the bawnín or inside waistcoats made of white flannel. People used take their wool to Ballymalis and get tweed which was woven there, in payment.
In some houses they still make shirts. Long ago they were called bogdeal shirts because the linen was so hard in them. The last one in this parish who wore them was Matthew Sullivan of Ashill. We have three linen sheets at home; my great grandmother Mrs. William Fitzgerald of Rathanny made them. (Peggie Reidy wrote this.)
This information we got from Pat Lacey of Cholnadead, BallyMcElligott, farmer, age 75 years.
- Clothes made Locally.Tailoring was a great trade in this district some years ago. We had weavers, and each one had a spinning wheel. The weavers were Michael Kavanagh of(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Brosnan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Glanbane, Co. Kerry
