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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

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Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 353

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  1. The Care of the Feet

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    There used to be three shoemakers here long ago. One was in the Bosom, one in Castlequarter, and one on the Old Road. The man in the Bosom was called Fleming. The one on the Old Road is still there. The one in Castlequarter is not there now.
    William Hegarty of Letter made clogs for himself about ten years ago. About seventy years ago, the people began to wear boots. Until that time they went on the bare feet.
    Young people did not get any boots until they were able to earn money for themselves. The people had to buy
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Walker
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glebe Large, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Alex Platt
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Gardener
    Address
    Glebe Large, Co. Donegal