School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 268
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- (continued from previous page)made locally. They are never made or worn now. Leather was never made around here.
Care of the Feet
“In olden times people used wear no shoes until they were young men and young women.”
In olden times people used wear no shoes until they were young men and young women.They would have a pair for Sunday to go to mass. If it was walking they were they would carry their shoes in their hands as far as what town they were going to so that they would spare them.
There was a man(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Shanahan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockane, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Lena Shanahan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Knockane, Co. Kerry
