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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
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Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 245

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    to be done and makes suits there. he takes with him a thimble, tape, a scissors, a lap board, needles and thimbles and an iron presser.
    They do not stock cloth and it is not spun or woven locally. The chief kinds of cloth worn are serge, flannel, frieze, velvet, tweed and nap cloth.
    Shirts are made in many homes here from flannel and flannelette. Socks and stockings are also knitted here but the thread is not spun in the homes. There is no spinning wheel in the district but the old women
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katty Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carhoonoe, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Daniel Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Carhoonoe, Co. Kerry