School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)
- Location:
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 389
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- (continued from previous page)shoe leather,' as they said.
Long ago, shoes were so scarce and dear that some people when going to a party or a wedding used to get the loan of shoes from neighbours who had then to wear for the occasion.
Children at present go barefoot in summer but not in winter.
Boots are repaired but not made locally. There are five shoemakers in the district, and one of their families ever worked at shoemaking before. There are more shoemakers now than in former times because long ago the shoes were too dear and there was no great demand for them, so there was no great need for many shoemakers.
Clogs were worn by a few in our district about fifty years ago. They are not worn now. There is an old saying that if you put on one shoe and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Rose Breslin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Molly Mac Laughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Patrick Mac Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal
