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School: Cill Mhic Eoghain (roll number 9848)

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Kilmackowen, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0275, Page 441

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    Long ago the old people used not wear shoes, but very seldom. The children used not wear shoes, until they used be very old. Some of the children used wear shoes going to Mass.
    When the children used be without shoes, they used suffer very much from road blisters. The cure they used have for them was melted butter, sugar and the rib-leaf.
    The old men and women used not wear shoes either. Their feet used be tough and hard. When they used be getting shoes they used have to get very big ones, because they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crumpane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Michael Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Crumpane, Co. Cork