When I was a boy about 40 years ago there was a well known character in Listowel, whose real name was Patrick O'Conner but who was popularly known as Patsy the Cuttoner. The cottoner figured in many an escapade and many a wild prank. He lived in Church St., Listowel. His father was a brogue maker. At the big fairs in Listowel and Abbeyfeale he used have a table on which these brogues were exposed for sale. These brogues were stitched by the hand and a good tradesman could make at least