School: Eiscear (roll number 1000)

Location:
Esker, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sinéad, Bean Uí Chonghalaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0003, Page 195

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  1. In former times in this locality no person under the age of fourteen or fifteen years ever wore shoes or boots, and this is still carried on in Summer among the children. Sometimes they wear clogs in the winter. It is said that when a person washes his feet at night the water is thrown out sideways so that if a member of the family is on a journey the throwing out of the water sideways prevents the person from going astray.
    If it is too late to throw out the water, a coal of fire is put into it to prevent the "fairies" from coming into the house.
    There are four shoemakers in this locality, one in Boyhill and three in Athenry, these men repair shoes
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Whelan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Esker, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Esker, Co. Galway