School: Earl Darnley (roll number 13573)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Siubhán Ní Loichéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 179
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- (continued from previous page)stockings.
There is a cobbler's shop called Tobins in Clonmellon. Long ago Tobins made boots. They bought the leather and cut it out, then they sewed it together on a machine with hemp. They finished the boots off by hand and sold them to shop keepers. Now Tobins do not make boots but they sole and mend them.
- Generally the custom is to tie an old shoe to the car when it is leaving the church door.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Grace Crawford
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Stirrupstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Kathleen Crawford
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killallon, Co. Meath
