School: Scoil N. Comáin, Hollymount
- Location:
- Hollymount Demesne, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 246
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- (continued from previous page)Frieze was used for men's coats. Wool was carded at home and woven into frize in Carrakeel by the weaver Richard Conry. (This was Riocard uabpaidreacha wo used to teach Catechism of Sunday's in the church.
- The Tailor came around from house to house He came after the cutter. The cutter was Séamus Ó Confhaola. He was called Fear an T-rioruna. The tailor sat on a door left flat on the ground. Three tailors made a suit in one day. They charged 4/- for making a suit. The master-tailor cut and the journey-men sewed. He took all the remnants with him.
N.B. John Merrick pronounced this word "remlets" - There was no shoe-maker but one in this locality. He was Brian Hynes of Ballinrobe. He was grandfather of John Hynes, shop-keeper Main-St. Castlebar.
- Flax was grown in the locality (1870). and spun into linen. "Tuairne eiteáin" was the name given to the flax wheel The woollen wheel would not spin flax The shirts were all hand made by the women(continues on next page)
