School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 16821)
- Location:
- Ballylosky, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Beirín Ní Bhaoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1114, Page 181
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- In olden times the old people would wash their feet in washing soda in order to harden them. Most of them would wash them in a river or a brook. It was a very odd one that had a pair of shoes. If the people had a pair of shoes when they would be going to carndonagh town they would carry them as far as the "limestone" rock. Then they put them on and went into the town. When they were coming back again they took them off and carried them home. The shoes were nailed and the people used to get the loan of each others shoes when they would be going to a wedding or an important place. When the men and women were going to america they would wear high course shoes at that time there were a lot of shoemakers. I heard James Gill, Meanawuggy, Carndonagh, telling a story about an old woman going(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr James Gill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Meenabogy, Co. Donegal
