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School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)

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Drimoleague, Co. Cork
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Donncha Ó Ciardha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0300, Page 374

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    nights in order to have clothes ready for Sunday morning. The result was that all the tailors used to be late for Mass on Sunday. Hence we have the old saying, "Having the tailor's part of the Mass.
    There was on such tailor in Drimoleague, named Daniel O'Brien better known as "Donal na gCor" because he had only one leg. He used to stay up very late working on Saturday nights. One night he stayed up until the early hours of the morning. Being tired and worn out he fell asleep in a chair. When he awoke he saw three tailors making a suit one made the coat, the other the waistcoat, ad the third made the pants. When the suit was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Diarmuid Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drimoleague, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Daniel P. O' Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drimoleague, Co. Cork