School: Aghadachor (Aghador)

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1. Care of the Feet

   

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   There is a woman named Lily Wilkin in Umerfad who never shoes either in summer or winter. The children do not wear shoes in the summer. The shoes worn now are made of leather but long ago they were made of wood and were called clogs. When you were walking you had to lift your feet up high and very straight and you could not bend your feet. Some shoes were made in this district. There is a shoemaker in Creeslough called Willie McLafferty. He mends shoes, puts on half soles and heels and patches the uppers.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
   2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
         1. shoes (~1,841)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Anthony Gillespie

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cashel, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Manus Breslin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   71

   Address

   Droim Miasan, Co. Donegal

2. The Blacksmith and his Forge

   

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   There are three forges in the parish.Patrick Hanratty's is the nearest forge. It is in the townland of Bohunnery. The other forges are owned by Barney McGarvey of Downings and Patrick Logue of Cranford.

   There is only fireplace in this forge. There is a pair of bellows in every forge. The

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