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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 154

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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    Country boys and girls with very rare exceptions up to the age of twenty and over had neither boots nor stockings, they trudged (all) along in their bare feet as a savage does in his native country.
    As time went on a little glimmer of prosperity peered through poverty.
    A few girls in a country [?] would be provided with a pair of new boots and a pair of wool stockings of a rough class.
    The boots were made by the local shoemaker, heavy leather was used in the upper soles.
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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
    Brigid Mulhern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr J. O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo