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School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)

Location:
Rea, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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    The Care of the Feet II
    Long ago children did not wear shoes up to the age of 11 years and when they got shoes they were only worn on very special occasions.
    Some people never wore shoes but loapeens. They were very funny looking. They were made of skins and were very hairy looking outside they were shaped like a stocking. the old ladies looked very gay with the tops of their long toes coming out and some of them used to paint their toes the same colour as the loapeens. Contributed by
    Máire Lyons, 15
    Pilgrim Hill
    Islandanny
    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
    Máire Lyons
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Pilgrimhill, Co. Kerry