School: An Ghráinseach
- Location:
- Gransha More, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Nic Uaid
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- (continued from previous page)He sells the material himself. he has two sewing machines, a foot machine and a hand machine. He also uses scissors, a measure, chalk, needles, thread and a thimble. He does not go around from house to house making suits.
The women knit all the socks and stockings for the family in this district. Some women knit jerseys for the children, because they are better and warmer than ready-made ones. The women do not make shirts for the men now. - It is said that the Blessed Virgin goes around every Christmas. Some people leave food on the hearth and clean the hearth well so that the Blessed Virgin will have food if she goes into their house. Sometimes a candle is left in the window to show her light.
When our Lord was hanging on the cross it is said that the robin tried to take the thorns out of(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patsy Meehan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Inishammon, Co. Monaghan