School: Doire na Céise (B)
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Curry
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- (continued from previous page)when they first went to school.
- Ketty Traynor of Lisnagoan dead about forty years ago, never wore boots. She was a traveller who went begging about. Children wore boots long ago as soon as they were able to walk but my mother did not wear them until she was ten years old.
The people would not throw water out at night after washing the feet because they say it would be unlucky.
Patrick McEnroe of Cashel repairs boots and also Thomas McCabe of Baugh used to make boots. Long ago there were more boot makers and John and James(continues on next page) - Informant
- James Daniels
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisdoagh, Co. Cavan
