School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 05_025
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- (continued from previous page)take the measure he will go the house and make the clothes at the house
Mr Townsend works for Mrs Townsend and she stocks the material.
A tailor's implements are as follows, a scissors, a pressing iron, needles, thread measureing tape, and a tape.
Long ago shirts were made locally by Mrs Shea Goodwinsgarden and Mrs Bride Kells.
Mrs Walshe Dunnamaggin knits socks and stockings. She supplies the thread if desired.
There are no spinning wheels in the district(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
