School: Druim Muc (roll number 12861)

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1. Composition on the Care of the Feet (continued)

   

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   not be good for any use, and the people would not like to use it. Many people would not like to cut their nails before the fire, because they consider it not lucky. If some people wash their feet at night they do not throw out the water until the next morning, because they consider it unlucky.
   Nowadays, there are no shoemakers in the district, but there are men who repair the boots which (that) are made in the factory. Long ago shoemaking was a tradition in families, but nowadays when the factories started no one in the country learned to make shoes.
   Clogs were made locally, and nearly everybody wore them long ago. They are not worn now as much as long ago. They are made in Clones, and in some of the local towns. They are made with

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pól Ó Carrathar

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corderryduff, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Mrs C. Mc Ginnity

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   72

   Address

   Corderryduff, Co. Monaghan