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School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)

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Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 167

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  1. Care of the Feet (continued)

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    The people of this village used to buy his boots. He also mended boots.
    About seventy years ago the children did not wear boots until they were about ten years old. The children nowadays wear boots when they begin to walk. Each Summer the children go barefooted.
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  2. Care of the Feet

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    There are very few cobblers in this district. There was one cobbler in Kilmessan. His name is Mr. Martin. He was a good cobbler for mending and soling boots. Then he lost the sight in one eye and he cannot mend boots now. He used to put new toecaps on boots that needed them. The cobbler steeps the leather in a basin to soften it. The leather must be soft
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ringlestown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ringlestown, Co. Meath