School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 316
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- (continued from previous page)Long ago people's feet were very hardy compared to now, as they had no corns or aches of any sort.
Whatever journey they had to go they went bare footed and often they were barefooted on Confirmation day. They would rather go barefooted then wear shoes and often they men would carry their shoes and when they would reach their journey's end they would put them on them.
There are two people who mend shoes about here. One is a man named Cook and he lives in Seacart. The other man is the name of Kierans who lives near Three-Mile-house. The water that the feet is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Packie Mc Carvill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Pat Mc Carville
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan
