School: Newtown, Fertullagh
- Location:
- An Baile Nua, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: K. Shumacher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)no local sayings or proverbs connected with the care of the feet.
- Long ago people went barefoot until there were sixteen or seventeen years of age. Very few people wore boots long ago. Children still go barefoot in Summer and poor children go barefoot all year.
A woman names Mary Stones who lived in Lisskelly never wore boots. A friend of her's once gave her a pair of cloth boots and my mother saw her take them off and asked her why she could not wear her boots. 'Ah"! a mhuirnín" she replied " I can't wear them, they blister my(continues on next page) - Collector
- Violet Matthews
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Matthews
- Gender
- Female
