School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

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1. The Care of the Feet (continued)

   

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   Boots are not repaired locally the shoemaker we have nearest to us is in the village of Muff, two miles from Carnamoyle N.S. There were some shoemakers in this district in former times, but there are none in it now. The reason is, it is much cheaper for the people to buy the boots and shoes in shops. Some people wore clogs years ago, but there are very few worn now. There was leather tanned in Muff over one hundred years ago.

   

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2. The Care of the Feet

   

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   The people in former times never wore boots till they were eighteen or nineteen years of age. When they were going to Derry or any other place they carried their boots in their hand till they came very near to the place they were going they put them on then, and

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
         1. shoes (~1,841)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Sarah Grant

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mr Grant

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal