School: Baile an Mhuilinn
- Location:
- Baile an Mhuilinn, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Bean Uí Shigín
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- In former times people did not begin to wear boots until they were big men and women. Around here there is nobody living at present who never wore boots or shoes. At the present time some children but not all children go barefoot for a couple of months during the summer.
There are no boots made locally but there are are a number of cobblers int the district. There is a shoe factory in Sligo but they only make house shoes and ladie's dancing shoes. In former times nearly man was able to repair the shoes for his family but not so nowadays. Clogs were never made locally and very few people wear them. Leather was never made in this district but most of the local shops sell it.
A superstition connected with other shoes is that they are supposed to be lucky, that is the reason when there is a wedding in the district that a pair of old shoes are tied to the bride and groom's motor car. They are supposed to bring them good luck. Old people say, God's leather(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Olive Barber
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cartún Mór, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Alex Barber
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- An Cartún Mór, Co. Shligigh
