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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 217

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    from skins of cows and heifers, and bullocks. Children go to school every Summer bare-foot some of them wear sand shoes, or canvas shoes. Some of the children tell their parents that they wear their shoes to school but when they get a piece away from the houses they take off the shoes and hide them till they are coming back from school they put on the shoes on them and when they go home they tell their parents that wore them to school.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Mc Niff
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Micahel Mc Niff
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullagh, Co. Leitrim