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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 06_030

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    People used not to wear any shoes until they were fully grown up about 18 years. Children should take particular care of their feet. Not to wear to tight shoes or not to wear flat shoes constantly or they would get bunions and corns. Children should give their feet daily baths. Long ago the people used not to get any corns or bunions or any things on their feet as the people nowadays they never wore shoes until their feet were
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Torpan More, Co. Roscommon