School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)

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1. The Care of the Feet (continued)

   

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   wore thick wollen stockings all the year round. There were no slik stockings long ago.
   In olden times there was a shoemaker in every district. Some poeple made their own shoes. The people made their own stockings also. There were only two kinds of stockings, black and white. The children never wore stockings till they were twelve years.
   Wool used to be put inside the clogs as it was very rough for the feet.
   The children of this district still go without shoes in summer time.
   There are a great many old stories about the cures and care of the feet.
   Once upon a time there was a man named Pat Healy. He never wore a pair of shoes or

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
         1. shoes (~1,841)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Éilís Nic Siacus

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrownree, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Mrs Davey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrownree, Co. Sligo