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 455

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 455

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  1. Long ago the people were not as accustomed to wear shoes as they are now-days. They were at least twenty years before they got a pair of shoes. The price of shoes was very scarce, and then the people were going to a fair or to town they used to carry their shoes in their hands to the town, and then take them off when they were coming home. The first shoe that came out was a shoe with a timber sole and a leather upper. These shoes were not made by any local shoe-makers and these shoes were called "Clogs". Later on the people got shoes called gulla perkia. There was no shoe-makers in the parish at that time. For a long time there was only one
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jerry Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Maurice Shanahan
    Gender
    Male