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School: Richmond (roll number 14400)

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Richmond, Co. Mayo
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Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 147

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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    In former days a great many of the country people did not wear any boots. School children in former days never wore a shoe to school and it was only when they were able to earn the price of boots that they could get them.
    School children now go barefooted in Summer for pleasure and very few grown up people would walk without boots. There was a woman who lived in Crossmolina. Her name was Anne Colman. She used to go barefooted in Summer and Winter. There is a man in Enaghbeg, Crossmolina
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowkilleen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr John Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Carrowkilleen, Co. Mayo