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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 460

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    In former years the people began to wear boots at the age of twelve, and other people did not wear them only on a Sunday. There are no accounts of people now who never wore boots or shoes.
    There are children at present who go barefoot in the Summer, but they are none who go barefoot the whole year round.
    The water used for washing the feet is always thrown out. There are no customs or believes connected with it around her. There are boots and shoes made and repaired locally.
    There are three shoemakers and two cobblers in the district. This had been
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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
    Anna M. Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    M. Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Tlachta, Co. Meath