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

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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  1. Long ago people used to wear no shoes until they were twenty years of age. Some children nowadays wear no shoes in Summer time. People used to wear clogs (and) in the olden times and there are some people wearing them still. It is an old saying never to leave the water feet would be washed with within or any kind of dirty water.
    Long ago shoemakers in the village that used to make shoes. There is a shoemaker in Ballygar and there is one also Taughmaconnell. They learned
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Rogerson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Galway