School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Cill Átha Chroim, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 14_057
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- Long ago people never wore a pair of shoes until they were getting married. There are people who never wear shoes still in our district except when going to Mass. Nearly all the children going to school go barefoot in summer. It is a custom in this district to wash the feet down at the back-door, also it is unlucky to leave the feet water inside after you. It should be thrown out at the left hand side of the door. There are no shoemakers at present in the district but long ago there were two or three living here. The change is that now a days the shoes are sold in the shop. My father repairs our boot and shoes.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eilís Nic Mhuiris
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Átha Chroim, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Patrick Fitzmaurice
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Inis Mór, Co. Chiarraí
