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School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

Location:
Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0426

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  1. The Care of the Feet (continued)

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    so comfortable and warm in the cold Winter days.
    If you did not wash your feet regularly when you would have your boots off, you would get what are called "gawgs", which are very sore. Nobody goes in their bare feet all the year round except poor tinkers.
    (Philimena Minton, Aughrim)
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  2. The Care of the Feet

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    Long ago, the people thought it wrong to leave the water which washed feet in the house. As soon as the water was used, it was thrown out, for it was believed that the fairies would come into the house if this were not done.
    About a hundred years go, there were three tanning factories in Ballinasloe, and there was one in Northbrook, about a mile from Kilconnell. The ruins are in the
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fairfield, Co. Galway