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School: Arklow (Mercy) Convent (An Charraig)

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Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
An tSr. Camillus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 171

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    broken they are sent to the nearest shoemaker in the town and they are mended. They they are worn again.
    There is no shoemaker in this district. The nearest one lives in Arklow. There were clogs worn long ago and they are worn to the present day. There was no leather made around here in former times. There was leather made in other places out of sheep-skin and it was worn. The boots now are made in factories
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cooladangan, Co. Wicklow