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School: Cill Tártáin

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Kiltartan, Co. Galway
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Mícheál Ó Tuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0131

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  1. Shoes in Olden Times - Clogs

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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matthew O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyaneen South, Co. Galway

  2. Shoes in Olden Times - Clogs

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    Clogs
    Long ago people wore no shoes till they reached the age of 22 years. Then they wore clogs. Every night they rubbed ths clogs with castor oil and suet. These were the old ways of cleaning boots about ninety years ago.
    Written by William O'Connor,
    Crowe St. Gort.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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