School: Sraith (roll number 16623)
- Location:
- Srah, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus E. Ó Dubhghaill
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“On May Eve the people got the May pole.”
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“There are three tailors in this district.”
There are three tailors in this district. The tailors in this district work at home. They do not travel from house to house nowadays. Long ago the tailors travelled from house to house (to ho) when wanted. Martin Burke tail of White Hall stocks cloth. Cloth is not spun and woven at home. There were no sewhing long ago and therefore it was with a needle and thread the tailors sewed. It was of frieze the coats and trousers were made of. The tailor uses a measure, needles and thread, a thimble and sometimes a sewing machine. Shirts are made at home. Flanette the shirts are made of in the home. Shirts were (from) made from flax in this district not so long ago. My grand-mother made shirts towels and sheets from flax. Socks and stockings are knitted in the home. Thred was spun in the home long ago.