School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)
- Location:
- Cormeen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 370
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- (continued from previous page)in it. He has a lot of paper patterns, and chalk for marking the cloth. There are some shirts made at home and other bought in shops.
Long ago there lived a tailor in Moybologue, Bailieboro, Co. Cavan named Andrew Brady. He used to buy the cloth for the suits, and sell the clothes when he'd have them made. One day a guard was round to summons him. The tailor was out for a walk and he met the guard on his travells. He asked him what trade he was at, and he said he was a thatcher. The guard then asked him where he lived, and he answered "I live where they are all dead". When the guard heard(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Gargan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cormeen, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mick Gargan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cormeen, Co. Meath
