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    Folklore. Old Crafts
    Shoe Maker
    About a mile from my house in a field owned by Major Roche-Kelly there are the ruins of an old house. Long ago there lived in it a man named Billy Gallagher. He used to make boots and clogs for the people of the district. His fee was four shillings for making a pair of clogs for a man. Three shillings for making a pair of clogs for a a woman and two shillings for making a pair of clogs for a child under twelve years.
    He charged more for making boots. Five shillings for making a pair of boots for a man. Four shillings for making a pair of women's' boots and three shillings for making a pair of boots for a child under twelve years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Mullally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Address
    Moyvore, Co. Westmeath