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    Folklore
    Old Craft. Shoe Maker
    About half a mile from my house there is a large stone called the casayre. Long ago an old shoemaker used to work there and he made and mended boots for the people.
    He lived in a small hut which he made himself but he never worked in it. This man had all his tools in a hold which he made beside the stone, and he had a cover over it.
    It is said that the tools are still in the ground
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Patrick Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Pensioner