School: Kilkea, Mageney (roll number 9123)
- Location:
- Lóiste na Feirme, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Chába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 297
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- (continued from previous page)another, when they are then tied over the instep, and so secure the pampoota to the foot. They are also worn wet to keep them soft, and if not damp enough when being put on, they are dipped into a pail of water. They are well adapted to the islands they are worn in (which consists of terraces of smooth limestone rock, on which a nailed brogue would skate) as they are like a glove on the foot, which grips the smooth surface, and prevents the slipping and sliding a stiff, hard sole would cause
