School: Aghadachor (Aghador)
- Location:
- Aghadachor, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire T. Ní Bhréasláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1078, Page 55
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - 21The people always wear shoes nowadays but long ago they did not wear them till they were about thirty years. Paddy Boyce of Meenformla never wore shoes in his life. Children go in the bare feet in the summer.Long ago the people washed their feet in cold water. They threw out the water and would say "Spirits beware". They say that if the water is left in the house and if a knock come to the door the water would let them in.The men wear nailed boots. Jimmy Browne of Dunmore makes shoes and mends them, too. We get half soles, lifts on the heels and patches on the uppers. Browne is the only shoemaker in the district. There were not so many shoemakers long ago as there are now. Clogs were worn long ago. The people also wore hides on their feet to keep them warm.
