School: Clochar na Trócaire, Gort Inse Guaire
- Location:
- Gort, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0034
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- (continued from previous page)present made in the district. There are half a dozen shoe makers who do repairing only. My father does not know of any family where it has existed for more than two generations. The scarcity of shoemakers is due to the fact, that the trade was no longer able to pay, because of the cheaper and better style of factory boot, against which it had to compete.
There was once a tannery in the town of Gort, where leather was made. The only coverings apart from leather boots, used by some people were worn old stockings.
These were common among travelling women or beggars, and they were known as (?).Eva Nelly,
Convent School,
Gort.
VI std.Told to me by my father,
John Nelly,
George's St,
Gort.
- Collector
- Eva Nelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gort, Co. Galway
- Informant
- John Nelly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gort, Co. Galway
