School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: John Burke
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- XML “Care of the Feet”
- XML “Care of the Feet”
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- Collector
- Kitty Quann
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshoneen, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Patrick Quann
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballyshoneen, Co. Waterford
- A red cinder or a reddened stick is put into water used for washing the feet before it is throw out. It is done to keep evil spirits away. (Some do not throw out the water, if feet are washed on Saturday night, till Sunday morning)