School: An Cnoc (B.) (roll number 16122)
- Location:
- Knock, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Riain
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- People long ago never wore shoes until they were about the age of twenty one or twenty two.
There is a family near Ballyhaunis that never wore a shoe by the name of Flan nor even at the present day. The children nowadays go bare-footed at certain times of the year up to the age of thirteen or fourteen years.
Children used to get footbaths at night before they went to bed, and a hot coal was put into the water before they throw it out. Shoes are made in the locality now. There are a lot of coblers in the district. An innocent(continues on next page)- Informant
- Thomas Phillips
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Cloonturnaun, Co. Mayo