The following advertisements have been scanned from the Capuchin Annual, 1936. We’ve a decent collection of the annuals here and I’m a big fan of the insight they offer into a Dublin long gone through the advertising pages at the front and back.
Some of these companies are still with us, but trading in different stock. I doubt clerical tailoring is a major part of the Clery’s business plan in 2012!
'Dublin Illustrating Company'
The Magdalen Asylum
Elverys.
Clerys Clerical Taoiloring
The Harry Clarke Studios.
Paterson's Irish Matches
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
I was chatting to one of my landlords recently and it turns out hes in the clerical supplies business, and business is good. “It’s obviously a smaller market than it used to be but there’s a consistant demand” so there ya go.
There might be a rise in the sale of clerical garb with the Eucharistic Congress on the way. Vatican forces will be on parade.