School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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- In olden times people began to wear boots when they earned the price of them by working. There was a man by the name of Jack Mahony who never wore boots. Children never go bare foot at present only in the Summer and in Winter they put on their shoes. The water which washes the feet is thrown away. Boots are made and repaired locally. There is some person in every house house nearly who mends the shoes for the people of the house. About twenty years ago clogs were worn very commonly, by men and women but they were never(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peg Barry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derry, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Barry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derry, Co. Kerry