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School: An Bóthar Buí (C.) (roll number 16397)

Location:
Boherboy, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eilís, Bean Uí Bhraoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0354, Page 320

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  1. Clothes Made Locally

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    There are three tailors in this district. Two of them work at home and one travels from house to house when required.
    These tailors do not stock any cloth, but when people want clothes made, they buy the material and then the tailor takes the measurement for the suit.
    A tailor uses a large scissors, a sewing machine, a thimble, a measuring tape, and an iron to iron the clothes when made.
    Shirts are not made in people's homes as they were long ago. The women
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    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
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