School: Cillín (Portomna)
- Location:
- Killeen South, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Dúnadhaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0053, Page 0157
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- Long ago some people used to never wear boots or shoes, winter or summer. At present all the children go bare-footed in summer.
When people was their feet they usually throw out the water. It is a custom that if they did not throw it out the fairies would come in. There are no shoe makers in this district. People mend their own boots and shoes.
- Collector
- Mary Keary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonmoylan, Co. Galway
