1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena

School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

Location:
Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 401

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 401

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena
  2. XML Page 401
  3. XML “The Care of the Feet”
  4. XML “Emblems and Objects of Value”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Care of the Feet (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    because long ago shoes were scarce and dear and there was no demanded for shoes.
    Clogs were worn in the district about thirty years ago. They are not worn now.
    Leather was made in Moville about twenty years ago by Henry Mac Cauley. He had a tanning pit in his own yard.
    Beggars and herds used to wear coverings of untanned skins.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Emblems and Objects of Value

    Share Share Post
    Saint Brigid's Crosses are made in our district. The crosses are made of rushes and are made by the people of the house. They are made a foot long and a foot broad and are made on St. Brigid's Eve. When made they are left aside till next day and are blessed when the people come home from Mass. They are placed one in each outhouse and one in
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Faulkner
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal