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School: Cnoc an Chuilinn, An Ráth Mhór (roll number 9871)

Location:
Caherbarnagh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Nóra, Bean Uí Dhuinnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0324, Page 089

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  1. Care of the Feet

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    In former times the children did not wear shoes or boots until they were about sixteen or eighteen years. Some number of years before the famine the people never wore shoes or boots. The children now do not wear any shoe or boot in the Summer time. They are barefoot from March until September.
    It is not right to throw away the water after washing the feet at night or to sprinkle the ashes with it.
    Boots are made and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Leader
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Caherbarnagh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Kate Leader
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Caherbarnagh, Co. Cork