School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)
- Location:
- Droichead an Chaisleáin, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 137
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- In olden times boots were not very plentiful and they were only worn by young men and women. The children had to go barefooted all the year round, this is seldom done now but some children wear no boots in the fine weather in the Summer.
In olden times brogues and pumps were made in the district, pumps were a kind of shoes worn cut low down in the uppers.
There was a brogue-maker named Willy Dooley in this district, he had a big family of sons who wee all brogue makers he lived in Kilmallock which is about three(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile Uí Bheagáin Íochtarach, Co. Loch Garman
- Informant
- Patrick Devereux
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Poll Riagáin, Co. Loch Garman
