School: Cuilleán
- Location:
- Cuillaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: León P. Mac Eachmharaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 072
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- (continued from previous page)The thought those very comfortable for their feet. Troglín were like a half a sock with two soles.
- The children used to go to the bog specially to wash their feet with the bog water. The old people thought that this water would make the feed clean and strong. There was an old beggerman named Michael Fleming who never wore a shoe winter or Summer. If a person's legs were stiff they are advised to rub goose grease of on them.
- There are two forges in this parish One in Kilvine and the other in Ballindine. The one in Kilvine belongs to Micahel Rafftery and the one in Ballindine belongs to Denis NilandThe latters and the formers fathers were blacksmiths also. Michael Rafftery makes horse shoes, ass shoes, scufflens, and ploughs.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Gough
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boleyboy, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Pat Huane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Boleyboy, Co. Mayo
