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School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)

Location:
Edergole, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 335

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 335

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  1. The Care of the Feet (continued)

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    boys around here. They are very warm and keep out the wet and cold. The coles are made of wood and the upper portion is made of leather. They are laced with whangs.
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  2. Care of the Feet

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    Frequent washing is believed to be the best method of caring the feet. Children should not be allowed to wear tight boots as their are growing daily. If tight boots are worn the children will have welts, corns and bunions, and when they grow up they will have very ugly feet. Besides their walking and general carriage will be bad as a result of wearing tight boot.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Durnan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edergole, Co. Monaghan