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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 114

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    There are about fourteen tailors in the district, they all work in their own homes or in some rooms they rent, they do not travel from house to house as they used to do many years ago. Few of them stock the cloth but they all keep a range of patterns from which the customers may select. There is a weaving factory about three miles from the town but people do not weave or opin in their homes as they used years ago. The commonly used cloths are tweed and serge. The tailor is one of the few tradesmen who sits on the floor and crosses his legs while he is working. His implements are:- a machine, an iron, an ironing board
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mr J. Harty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Pearse Street, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patricia Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary