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School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)

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Baile na mBreatnach Thuaidh, Co. na hIarmhí
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 414

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    Foot-wear made from sheep shins and untanned cow hide was quite common in olden days.
    The old people used to say "Make your feet your ally and not your slave."
    Peter Hanley.
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    Boots are repaired in my district by a young man named George Mitchell. He is not a shoemaker by trade but repairs boots for neighbours. He is the only one that does so in my district. The scarcity of shoemakers is due I suppose to the fact that there are boot factories in Ireland now. Up to the present clogs are worn by some old people. In Summer the children do not wear boots but I
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    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)
        1. bróga (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tim Mulready
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. na hIarmhí