School: Na Corráin (roll number 9938/9)
- Location:
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cormac Ó Muircheartaigh
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- Collector
- John Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullagubbeen, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mr John Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Tullagubbeen, Co. Kerry
- There is no tailor in the district but there are five tailors in the parish; they always work at their homes. The implements the tailors use are sewing-machine, thimble, needle, a pressing iron called a goose, but now they have the electric iron. They use a lap-board for ironing on it. Shirts are made in nearly all houses. About fifty years ago(continues on next page)