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School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 73

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    People used not wear shoes until they would be fifteen or sixteen. The children go bare-footed in the summer time. The people used to go barefooted summer and winter. The people get hot water in which to wash their feet. They put mustard in the water. The shoemakers made shoes in this district, and they mend shoes also. Shoemakers were more plentiful long ago than now. People used to wear clogs long ago. The clogs have wooden soles, they are much warmer than shoes.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Doreen Holman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parkmore, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mary A. Mc Garvey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Parkmore, Co. Donegal