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School: Aughnamullen (roll number 6284)

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Aghnamullen, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 028

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 028

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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    The cure of the feet: People did not wear boots, long ago till they were quite grown up. Children now-a-days come to school from early Summer till late harvest, bare-footed. If feet are washed at night, the water should not be thrown out. If thrown out, it is believed to come back and call, 'Feet-water: feet-water: Let me in'. There are about 3 shoe-makers in the district. Their fathers before them were shoe-makers. There are not as many shoe makers in the country now, at least they don't make new boots as all kinds can be bought cheaply and readily in the towns. Long ago people had no such things as Bunions,
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Herbert Angus Conolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raw, Co. Monaghan