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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

Location:
Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 213

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    they used to carry their shoes under their arm and when they would be getting near the town they would put on the shoes, and when they would have their shopping done and on the way home they would take them off and carry them again as the shoes used to be hurting them and they weren't used to wearing shoes at home.
    When they had their day's work done they would wash their feet in warm water in a metal pot as there were no bathbasins or buckets in those days and when they would be throwing out the water after sunset they would say in Irish "Huggy, Huggy" leave the way of the dirty fearing
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Gillen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardakip Beg, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Gillen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardakip Beg, Co. Leitrim