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School: Cabra, Kingscourt

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Cabra, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1008, Page 199

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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    Long ago people were fully grown before they wore boots or shoes. In some cases we hear of people who never wore either.
    Some children at present go barefoot in summer, but very few go barefoot all the year round.
    We can get our boots repaired locally. There are three shoe-makers that I know in our district. Years ago there were many more than there are now, as all the boots were made locally by the shoe makers.
    People sometimes wear clogs in the winter, the soles of which are made of wood.
    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
    George Mc Cullagh
    Gender
    Male