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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

Location:
Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 063

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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    Long ago people used not to wear shoes until they were from fifteen to twenty years of age. A travelling man by the name of Driscoll never wore shoes. Children at present go barefoot in summer and some go barefoot all year round. The water that is used for washing the feet in not thrown out until next morning, It is said that it is not lucky to throw out the water for washing the feet that night. There are four shoemakers in the town of Ballydehob. Their names are Mr. Murphy, Mr. Jack Nagle, Mr. Jim Nagle and Mr. Joe Daly. Shoemaking has been a tradition in some of the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cornelius Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Barry
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork