School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

Location:
Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 18_026

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  1. Long ago people had no shoes, in winter or summer. Some of them made shoes from rubber and others (made shoes) from the hides of animals. They washed their feet with water every night and their feet were never sore. Some of the people had clogs made from timber and rubber. Now the old people never take off their shoes. The children leave off their shoes in summer. The people never put
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        1. shoes (~1,841)
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