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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 074

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    pressing board, square, goose iron for pressing, tape for measuring, chalk and thimble.
    Shirts are sometimes made at home. The cloth uses is flannelette, (linel) linen and cotton. In former times shirts were made from home spun linen from flax grown at home.
    Socks and stockings are knitted at home, The thread is not spun locally by the people.
    Special types of clothes are worn when going to special places. As going to dances women were long frocks. And men wear swallowtail coats going to dances and parties
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath