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School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
An tOireamh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 05_030

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  1. Care of the Feet

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    In former times people wore no boots until they were fourteen years, and some people never wore boots. Boots are prepared locally as there are two shoemakers in my district but they make no boots.
    One Saturday when my fater was in Castlebar he saw a woman going up and down the steets shouting "My husband can make new boots and mend old ones." When she came to John
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    1. earraí
      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)
        1. bróga (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kate Kilcoyne
    Gender
    Female