A Tailor
20th July 1938
About seventy years ago there was a tailor in Fargureens on the Parish of Balla in the barony of Carra named Micheal Reilly. He was never called but "Micheal an tailliúir."
He used to make suits for all people round the place. When he used get an order he went round to the houses and sat on the table near the window sowing until he had the suit finished.
He used to stay in the house of the person for whom he was working two or three days that time. When coming he would bring scissors, a thimble and a laboard with him.
The laboard was for putting under the clothes when he was pressing them. All the women in the district knit stockings. Some of them spin the thread and others of them buy it. On the eve of St Bridgets day all the girls go out in the Brídigh óg. They bring a rag doll with them from house to house. At each door they, say "Honour the Bridig óg.
“INFORMANT: Mrs Kearns, Age 40, Manulla, Co. Mayo”