School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 401
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The Care of the Feet (continued)
“Pampooties: were worn in early times instead of shoes...”
(continued from previous page)and methylated spirits is used in the foot-bath to ease tired feet.
Some years ago the people used to put the water used for washing the feet in bottles. In certain ailments this water used to be rubbed on sores for healing purposes, but that custom is not observed nowadays.
- Collector
- May Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Moira Lynch
- Gender
- Female