School: Baile Gaedhealach (B.) (roll number 14808)

Location:
Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Míchael Ó Slatara
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    then off again coming home.
    A story is told of a young man who went to town for a par of shoes. Harring fitted the boots on he returned home but outside the town he took them off and slung them on his shoulder as he could travel better with out them. He has not gone far when he struck his toe against a stone and knocked the nail off it. He felt bad at first but when the pain had vanished he consoled himself saying "Thank lord I handn't my boots on that time. If I had the op of my new boot would be destroyed for ever.
    Last year in the village of Fallagherin a woman died who never wore boots except when going to town or to mass. In frost and snow she disd her work barefooted and never seemed to mind the cold. There is nobody nowadays that would do that.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    94
    Address
    Castlereagh, Co. Mayo