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School: Raheen (roll number 14117)

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Raheen, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Thomas Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 124

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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    About forty years ago people used go in their bare feet in Summer, until they were about sixteen years of age.
    Consequently, their feet were hardened and they never suffered from corns like people do nowadays.
    Corns are generally cut by means of some sharp instrument such as a razor-blade, but this should not be done, as it only eases the pain for a time, but it becomes worse later on.
    The proper way to take out corns is by putting Corn Plaster on them for some time and the corns will fall out themselves.
    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
    Jack Whitty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Michael Kane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Denis Kane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Courthoyle New, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Thomas Whitty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Millquarter, Co. Wexford