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School: Belvoir, Kilkishen

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Belvoir, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 122

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    People never wore shoes long till they were seven or eight years in fact people never wore shoes till they were of age to go to Mass.
    I never of any person who never wore shoes. People wear shoes now as soon as they are out of the cradle.
    Feet water is always thrown out after washing the feet. There are two shoe-makers in the neighbouring village, they both mend shoes but one of them can make them and he does make them and he has made several pairs made for people around.
    The shoemakers were much more plentiful long ago than now and
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      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
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