School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 488
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“The old people took great care of their feet and seldom or never had corns.”
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The old people took great care of their feet and seldom or never had corns. They spent the greater part of their time barefooted, not like the people of today _ who wear highheeled boots, about two sizes smaller than their feet - The old people washed their feet and legs every night, and were proud of their feet.
They could walk long distances and did not suffer from footache.
One old man - a Michael Crossan of Konnagh Kinnega _ a district about four miles from Buncrana _ was known to be specially particular about the care of his feet
With all his care, however, a much_dreaded corn appeared on one of his toes.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Charles Armour
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Meenamullaghan, Co. Donegal