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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

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Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 363

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  2. The Care of the Feet

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    People who have corns on their feet should wash their feet in forge water as it is said to cure them. The children go bare footed in the Sunner time at present. They take off their boots in the month of April and put them on in the month of October.
    There is only one old shoemaker in the district now. He is making boots since he was fourteen years of age. All his ancestors were shoemakers
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Meath