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School: An Clochán (C.)

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Cloghan, Co. Offaly
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Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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    In olden times people were often sixteen years of age before they wore shoes or boots.
    There were people in this district who never wore shoes or boots they were - Tom and Paddy Devery brothers and they lived to be about fifty or sixty
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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
    Winnie Feighery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr James Devery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly