School: Islandanny (roll number 5748/9)
- Location:
- Rea, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chatháin
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- Long ago people did not wear shoes until they had left school. A man named Tom Fitzgearald who lived in this district never wore shoes in his life and he lived to be over eighty years. This man worked very hard and was half hungry most of his time and was only getting 6d a day.
The feet water should never be left inside at night because it would stop the good people coming in.
It is right to throw it out sideways.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Timothy Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmorna, Co. Kerry