School: Druim Corr
- Location:
- Drumcor, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Mac Duibhir
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- There are no tailors in this district now.
There was two in former times they were Thomas Kellegher who lived in the townland of Ricehill and John Boland who lived in the townland of Drumard.
Kellegher worked at his home and Boland traveled from house to house.
The implements they used were an iron it was called "The Tailors Goose" a timble, a needle and a pair of scissors.
Socks and stockings are not knitted locally but socks were knitted in former times.
There was four spinning wheels in this district in olden times.
