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School: An Cheathrú Gharbh

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Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 572

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    Long ago the people wore no shoes. Then they were very hardy and never seemed to be cold. Now it is a strange thing to see a person without his Shoes all the year round.
    Nowadays the people suffer from various diseases caused by the shoes. Almost half the world suffer from “corns” or bunions or chilblains on their feet. When the people were going without their shoes the hadn’t to suffer from corns or any other disease.
    The most comfortable and softest shoe is made from the skin of the calf or the skin of the seep. The first
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gillespie
    Gender
    Female