School: Whiterock (roll number 13820)
- Location:
- Carrigeengeare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: J. Faulkner
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0194, Page 141
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- (continued from previous page)Nearly all men's and children's socks are hand knit. The wool is mostly bought in the shop, but a few woman spin their own wool. There is just the one spinning wheel in this district.At Weddings people wear clothes of a fine texture. The Bride usually wear silk and the Bridegroom wears serge.It is the custom to wear black face cloth for mourning.A tailor + dressmaker usually require glasses for their eyes become weak from constantly looking at the cloth and from working with lamp light.
