School: Tairbeart (C.)
- Location:
- Tarbert, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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- (continued from previous page)hands and put them on when near their destination. Children go barefoot in Summer but very few come to school without boots or shoes in Winter. In Tarbert almost every child wears boots or shoes throughout the year.
The colder the feet water is the better it is for the feet. It was a common sight to see a bath of water brought in at night, and each member of the family washed his or her feet. Then the bath of water was carefully emptied so that the fairies would not have any power over the people of the house.
Boots were made here locally. There is one shoe maker in Tarbert at present, but long(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tieraclea Lower, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Tieraclea Lower, Co. Kerry
