School: Carrowan (roll number 9577)
- Location:
- Carrowen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Fhloinn
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These tailors stock nearly all their own cloth. Some of it is spun and some is woven. Many people get their clothes all tailored. When the people leave their measurements with the tailor, they buy the cloth from him also. When the tailor has whatever he is making half made they go back again to him to get fitted on. The people wear these tailored clothes. There are different kinds of cloth. The cloth which the tailor uses is different kinds of tweeds and serges. The other kinds of cloth are:- Linen
Woolen
Calico
Flannel
Cotton
Silk
Satin
Muslin
Velvet
Peak
Georgette
Crepe de Ceine
Spongecloth
Laming
Long Cloth
Plaid(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Callaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mulleny, Co. Donegal