School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla
- Location:
- Churchtown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh
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“Long ago people used wear no boots or any stockings.”
Long ago people used wear no boots or any stockings. Some of them wore soles.
Those that went barefoot all the year round were very hardy. The soles of their feet were very hard so no thorn or glass had any chance to cut it. As the foot was getting bigger the skin was getting thicker.
Some people wore clogs made of timber.
The toe cap of the clog was made of tin. There was also tin bound around the verge of the clog to save it from the road. Clogs were uncomfortable when being worn at first. They made a lot of noise when a person was walking because you could not bend the sole and it came down with full force on the road.
- Collector
- Edmond Galligan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynaboul, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Joseph Manning
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Egmont, Co. Cork