School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)

Location:
Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 607

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  1. In former times people did not wear boots till they were sixteen years. Many girls did not wear boots till the day they got married. At present children go barefoot from April till October. The feetwater is thrown out in the yard. Formerly it was not. It was kept in the house till morning so as to be there for the "good" people to wash their feet when they would come at night.
    Boots are not made or repaired locally. Neither are clogs. Clogs were worn up to recently by a few people only. They are not worn now. About sixty years ago young men used to wear gutta percha shoes. I have never heard of foot coverings of any kind being worn.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Talbot
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromdoohig Beg, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Moriarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Leamnaguila, Co. Kerry