School: Castletowngeoghegan (B.) (roll number 2092)

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   shirts at home now -a- days. Socks are knitted locally. There are a few spinning wheels in the district Mrs. Neill has one. My mother knits socks and makes shirts.

   B. Maloney
   Author:- Joseph Darcy
   Conranstown,
   Castletown Geo

   

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2. Clothes Made Locally

   

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   There is only one tailor in this district. His name is James Rabbitt, Keel, Castletown. He works at home. He stocks patterns, and he orders material from a firm on Dublin. The types of cloth used are worsted serges, hernbone serges, velour cloth, Irish tweed, flannel, curdoroy and hand woven tweed. The tailors implements are a sewing machine, thimble, needles, cutting shears, large scissors, and a small scissors, measuring tape, foot - ruler, a square cutting - table and a bench to work on. He also uses a square yard of cotton for damping and reek many coat hangers. He uses soap for

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   J. Rabbitt

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   James Rabbitt

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Keelbeg, Co. Westmeath