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School: Derryhanee (roll number 16228)

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Derryhanee, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs B. Wilkinson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0253, Page 398

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  1. The Care of the Feet (continued)

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    this district now but there was one long ago named Patrick Casey, Clonve. Shoe making was a tradition in his family for generations. He used make his own lasts. No leather was made in this district.
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  2. The Care of the Feet

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    The people long ago were no boots or shoes until they were big men and women about thirty years of age. Long ago some people used to kill a sheep - take the wool off the skin, and sew the skin around their feet. They wore there to bed on their feet also. The water used for washing the feet was not to be thrown out till the next day as it was believed that if it were the feet would get swollen.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Neary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Termonbarry, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mark Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Termonbarry, Co. Roscommon