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School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

Location:
Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh McKee Fleck
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1114, Page 27

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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    My grandmother used to say she went to Derry city when she was fifteen, and bought the first pair of shoes she ever wore. The children at present go barefooted in summer. The water that is used for washing the feet is thrown out. There are no shoemakers in our district now, but there are two in the village of Muff about two miles from our school. There are not as many shoemakers now as were long ago, the people used to get their boots and shoes made with the local shoemakers, but now they are bought in the shops. Long ago the boys used to wear clogs to school but they
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Redden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Redden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal