School: Castletowngeoghegan (B.) (roll number 2092)
- Location:
- Baile Chaisleán na nGeochagán, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: T. Ó Conaire
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- (continued from previous page)shirts at home now -a- days. Socks are knitted locally. There are a few spinning wheels in the district Mrs. Neill has one. My mother knits socks and makes shirts.B. Maloney
Author:- Joseph Darcy
Conranstown,
Castletown Geo
- There is only one tailor in this district. His name is James Rabbitt, Keel, Castletown. He works at home. He stocks patterns, and he orders material from a firm on Dublin. The types of cloth used are worsted serges, hernbone serges, velour cloth, Irish tweed, flannel, curdoroy and hand woven tweed.
The tailors implements are a sewing machine, thimble, needles, cutting shears, large scissors, and a small scissors, measuring tape, foot - ruler, a square cutting - table and a bench to work on. He also uses a square yard of cotton for damping and reek many coat hangers. He uses soap for(continues on next page) - Collector
- J. Rabbitt
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Rabbitt
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Keelbeg, Co. na hIarmhí
