School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

Location:
Lucan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr M. Gabriel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 106

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 106

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    There is also a weed called the pile weed. It is a tiny seed that grows in a garden and its seed resembles the wheat. It cures piles. Those are also boiled down and taken as a medicine. The flower we call the Buttercup is their blossom.
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  2. In olden times the people did not wear boots or shoes until they were practically 18 years of age, when they were able to wear a pair for themselves. Owing to circumstances their parents were not rich enough to buy them a pair. Clogs were made locally and worn by the people, but as years passed onward the clogs were out of date. Years ago there were great shoe-makers in the district but they died and their families did not continue the trade, therefore the trade in out district almost died out.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Ennis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lucan, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Behan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lucan, Co. Dublin