School: Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (roll number 12410)
- Location:
- Ballincloher, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pártholán Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 450
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- In former times people were very old when they got any boots to wear. Sometimes they were near thirty years. At that time it was a usual thing to see boys and girls going off to school even in winter with bare feet. In summer some children still go bare-footed to school but not in winter. Shoe-makers were to be seen in every district in ancient times but when machines made boots and got plentiful the poor shoe-makers disappeared almost. Clogs were worn by the poorer people as they were the cheapest. The soles of these were made of timber. At night it was a customary thing to have the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Prendeville
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Martin Prendeville
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballincloher, Co. Kerry
