School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)
- Location:
- Gortnasillagh East, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Mc Loughlin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 101
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- (continued from previous page)butter can be taken on May Day.
12. A family in my neighbourhood had no butter for 20 years although they changed cows got masses said etc.
I saw this done at home.
- butter can be taken on May Day.
12. A family in my neighbourhood had no butter for 20 years although they changed cows got masse said etc.
I saw this done at home.
In former times children did not wear shoes until commencing school at the age of eight or nine years. There was a man named Tommy Kelly living in my district who never wore shoes but wore coverings on his shins and ankles called ''crureens''. These were knitted woollen thread. Children in this locality wear no shoes in summer time but all of them wear shoes the rest of the year. There were thirteen shoe-makers in my district long ago and now there are only four, Mick Mc Hugh and John Mc Hugh, Francis Mc Louglin and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mick Harkin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Treannadullagh, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- James Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Treannadullagh, Co. Leitrim
