School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 267

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  1. In olden times people began to wear boots when they earned the price of them by working. There was a man by the name of Jack Mahony who never wore boots. Children never go bare foot at present only in the Summer and in Winter they put on their shoes. The water which washes the feet is thrown away. Boots are made and repaired locally. There is some person in every house house nearly who mends the shoes for the people of the house. About twenty years ago clogs were worn very commonly, by men and women but they were never
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derry, Co. Kerry