School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)

Location:
Tallonstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
E. Mac Gráinnne
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  1. Children wore boots from two years of age long ago. There are no old people who never wore boots.
    Boys go in their bare feet in summer and girls wear light shoes to keep their feet from the stones.
    They would go in their barefeet from May day to middle of September.
    There is no particular thing done with the water used for washing the feet.
    Boots are not made locally but they are repaired.
    There are three shoemakers in the district at present. There are not as many shoemakers now as there were long ago because people kept boots mended long ago.
    Clogs were made and worn in this district long ago. They are not worn now.
    Leather was not made in this district at any time.
    There was no special covering of leather worn.
    Collected by Brendan Morgan,
    Churchpark,
    Ardee,
    Co. Louth.
    Got from Nicholas Morgan,
    Churchpark,
    Ardee,
    Co. Louth.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Morgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Church Park, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Nicholas Morgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Church Park, Co. Louth