School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
- Teacher: S. Ó Deagha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 440
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Care of the Feet.The people used be fifteen years of age long ago before they wore shoes.
I never heard of people who never wore shoes.
The children of the present day go three months barefooted in the Summer.
They wear shoes during the cold weather.
When a person is after washing his feet nobody else is supposed to throw out the water but himself because it is not lucky.
Boots are made in this district and they are also repaired in this district.
These are the things that a shoemaker works with making shoes:- Casur, Meana Ruadog Cior Ceap leathar Bonn Sal Tairgni Pinsuir.
The shoemakers in this district learnt the trade from their fathers. Shoemakers were alot more plentiful long ago that they are now.
Pieces of skins of cattle which are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Gannon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Scotland, Co. Galway
