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School: Christ Church, Castlebar (roll number 14358)

Location:
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A. C. Ní Mhaitiú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 245

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  1. Care of the Feet

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    The most of the people in our district wear boots. The only people that do not are the tinkers. They go in their bare feet in winter and summer. The feet are generally washed with water that is got in the bog. People say that if the feet are washed in bog water it will cure the corns. There is no shoe-maker in our district now. There was once one of the name of Pat Kilkurs of Windsor.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Carson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Alfred Carson
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo