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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 123

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    There are fourteen tailors working at present in the town and they all work at home.
    Some of them stock the cloth but most of them just keep books of patterns, and order material as required, or you may buy your own cloth. Tweed and serge are used as required.
    The dressmaker will make shirts if required, with any material supplied them. Nearly all the women knit socks and stockings for their children, and machine knit socks can be bought in some shops, there are but two knitting machines in town.
    The national costume is worn on
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Hassey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs M. Hassey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary