School: Muileann an Bhata (B.) (roll number 16478)
- Location:
- Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Mártan Ó Crotaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0850, Page 096
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- One time boots were rare in Mullinavat. Most people went around bare footed.
A woman living in Buckstown bought a pair of boots to wear going to Mass. The boot-maker tied them with a string for her to carry. The next morning she put them ón her without cutting the string for she thought it was a charm or some thing she did not know about. About a half míle down the road she met a man. She was falling and hopping along. She said 'be gor a man I can not walk at all in my new shoes.' At this the man took out his knife and cut the string. She said 'God bless you, only for you I would be late for Mass'
- Collector
- John O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glen, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John White
- Gender
- Male
