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School: Naomh Baoithin, Tullydish (roll number 3160)

Location:
Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal P. Ó Lochlainn
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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    The people of this district wear boots from they are a year old but in summer the children go on the bare feet.
    When boots need to be repaired or mended we send them to the shoemaker to have them repaired but sometimes we get the loan of a neighbour's last and buy leather in Buncrana and repair them ourselves at home, this is done when the boots are not
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose B. Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullydush Upper, Co. Donegal