School: Cluain Fraoich
- Location:
- Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Seán Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 366
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- The people began to wear boots at 20 years or there abouts. There are no accounts of people who never wore boots or shoes. The children go bare footed in Summer but not the year round.
The water for washing the feet is spilled away. Boots are repared locally but not made locally. There are no shoemakers in the district. Clogs are worn but not made locally. There are no sayings or proverbs connected with the above. Clogs are worn in Winter but not in Summer. Leather was never made in the district.
- Collector
- Mary Mac Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Nadnaveagh, Co. Roscommon
