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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

Location:
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 326

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    The clothes that are worn on a feast day is a black suit. The clothes that are worn on a wedding day are: The bride wears a white wreath and a white cap and a white pair of shoes. The groom wears his best suit or buys a new black one and a black pair of shoes.
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    These are eight tailors in district. They work at there own homes.
    The tailors stock cloth such as Linen, Tweed, Velvet, and Serge.
    It is not spun in my district. The implements the tailor uses are sewing-machine, needles, scissors, and thread. Iron and press board.
    Shirts are made in some homes.
    Stockings are knitted locally.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Fred Adair
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corragarta, Co. Monaghan