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School: Curraghmore (roll number 12714)

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Curraghmore, Co. Westmeath
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 153

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    Long ago people wore wooden clogs. Some were made locally and some were bought in shops. These clogs were all wooden without heels.
    There was an old woman named Ann Kane who never wore boots or stockings in her life. She lived in Thomas Eglinton house in Curraghmore.
    Long ago people never washed their feet in hot water they said it would give them bad feet. And some people washed their feet in the bogholes.
    The water there in which the people washed their feet was thrown over the flowers and plants to protect them.
    NAncy Grime (11)
    Curraghmore,
    Mullingar
    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
    Nancy Grimes
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Curraghmore, Co. Westmeath