School: Lorg an Iarla (roll number 13590)
- Location:
- Lurganearly, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Choilldubh
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- (continued from previous page)at Oram, Castleblayney. It was said there was a black day supposed to have ruin across the road about the house of eleven or twelve o'clock at night at Hannah's shop.
- There are no tailors in our district. Long years past people wore clothes spun and woven. Serge Tweeds, cotton, Linen, muslin, Silk Velvet, Print Frieze, Mater Proof Serge, Crepe de chine, interlock, woollens.There are saying and traditions. A long thread is the thread of a lazy tailor.The implements that the tailor uses are the scizzors, thimble, pins, needles, thread, tape, chalk, sewing machine. Sometimes shirts are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sadie Martin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs W. Martin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Skerrymore, Co. Monaghan