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School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 149

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  1. Holy Wells (continued)

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    carried away. There is a bush beside the well which is covered with rags for different favours. The ''boreen'' leading to the well is in a very bad state because for nine months it is flooded.
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  2. Care of the Feet

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    Long ago the people did not begin to wear boots until they were about the age of ten. Patrick Reilly and Joseph Reilly of Abbey-shrule never wore any boots. Mostly all children go barefoot in Summer nowadays. When people bathe their feet they do not throw out the water that night.
    All the people repaired their own boots long ago.
    Dennis Egan in Morine was a shoe-maker, and here was a family of Harringtons in Tashinny all shoe-makers. Clogs were worn long ago,
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mulvey
    Gender
    Male