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School: Cúl na Fearna

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Coolnafarna, Co. Mayo
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Séamus Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 307

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  1. Shoes in Olden Times

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    Long ago people never wore shoes until they were twenty years of age. Some of the rich people used to wear them when they used to be about four years of age. About one hundred and fifty years ago there lived in Clooncrim a man by the name of John Rushe and he never wore a shoe in his life. The old people used to say when shoes came out at first that they were (tramps) traps and they were afraid to put them on. The old people used to say also that if the water the people used to wash their feet was left in the house at night the devil
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncrim, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Michael Flynn
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncrim, Co. Roscommon