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School: Cor Bealaigh

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Corbally, Co. Sligo
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Pádhraic Ó Marcacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 059

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 059

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    heap. If it were thrown in a stream and if another person washed his feet in that stream, he would fall into consumption. Long ago when people would be going to town they would carry their shoes under their arms. About thirty years ago there lived a cobbler in this district. He used to go around to the houses mending shoes for the people. For doing this he earned as much mony as supported him. Mr. Byron of Ennrscrone is the only cobbler in this district. long ago there were about twenty cobblers in Ballina. At present there is not even one cobbler in Ballina.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margurite Barrins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Emlymoran, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr John Jordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Emlymoran, Co. Sligo