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School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)

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Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 268

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  1. Care of the Feet

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    Long ago a lot of people went bare footed all the year round. No man or woman ever wore boots from the month of April to September. At the cutting of the turf the men all wore right footed boots. Mary Anne Farrell of Garvagh was one of the people who never wore shoes. Children of the present day still go barefooted in the Summer. People suffer greatly from corns now. Corns are white grains in the feet. A good cure for corns is to boil cumfry and to wash the feet in the cumfry water. Michael Molloy, Drumbollogue makes and repairs shoes and boots. A few years ago he made clogs but he makes them no longer as they are not worn nowadays.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Pagnam
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim