School: Cluain Róiste (roll number 6959)
- Location:
- Clonroche, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Ó Dubhghaill
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- There is one tailor in Cloughbawn district. The tailors used to travel from house to house long ago but not now he always works in his own home. The tailor stocks cloth but sometimes the people bring the cloth to get made into suits.No cloth is woven here except in Poulmounty Mills outside New Ross. The clothes that are woven by ladies are, Silks, cottons, woollens, and Satans. The men wear tweed and Serge suits. Other materials worn are flannelette, flannel, crepe, velvet and Winceyette.
- The Father in rags and the daughter in grandeur. "A patch is better than a hole but(continues on next page)