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School: Castleterra

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Castleterra, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 062

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 062

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  2. The Care of the Feet

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    In olden times men or women never wore boots till far advanced in years.
    The water you wash your feet in should not be kept in the house over night.
    No shoe makers lived in our district. Clogs were were principally in olden times and are still worn by some people over the winter yet. No leather was ever made in our district.
    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
    Ben Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bellanacargy, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Walter Higgens
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drung, Co. Cavan