School: Castletowngeoghegan (C.) (roll number 2093)
- Location:
- Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Ní Chonaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0734, Page 501
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- There are two tailors in this district. Their names are Mr. Matthew Slevin, Streamstown, and Mr. James Rabbitt, Keel, Castletown-Geoghegan. These tailors work at home and they stock patterns. They get material from a firm in Dublin. The types of clothe used are Worsted Serges, Velour cloth, Serges, Irish Tweed, Herringbone, Breeches cloth, Corduroy and Irish Frieze.
The tailor's implements are a sewing machine, thimble, needle, cutting shears, large scissors, small scissors, measuring tape, foot ruler, trouser's ruler, a square cutting table, and a bench to work on, a large heavy iron and a small one, duplex pressing board and lap board, a copy and a pencil for taking down measures, tailor's chalk, a square yard of cotton for damping and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 17
- Address
- Ballynacoska, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Rabbitt
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Keelbeg, Co. Westmeath