School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 11_039
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- In the olden times people used to wear no shoes until their feet were full grown. They were twenty years or more when they wore shoes. The children now-a-days go barefooted in Summer.
People used to wear clogs in olden times because they were warmer than shoes and a lot more comfortable.
There is an old man by the name of Mickie Felim he never wears shoes. Winter or Summer, and he goes from house to house begging for anything you give him. When(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Gacquin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Muckloon, Co. Galway
