School: Doire Liath (roll number 10102)
- Location:
- Derryleagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siobhán Ní Shúilleabháin
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- In olden times very few people wore shoes. Instead the women wore "lóipíns". These "lópíns" were knitted by themselves and were not extra warm. The people wore no shoes except on Sundays. These were made of leather with gutta-percha soles. If they sat near the fire while they had these shoes on the soles of them would melt. Where there were a number of men in a house one pair of shoes was shared between them and they(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Patrick O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Maulagallane, Co. Kerry