School: Westland (roll number 8428)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Mrs. E. J. Roberts
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- (continued from previous page)him because he is four or five shillings dearer than the boots that come from the factory. O'Reilly's father was a shoemaker and his grandfather was a shoemaker also.
A man named Stafford of Billis, Co Cavan, was a great man at making wooden shoes and clogs.
People do like to wear clogs now-adays because they are sore on the feet.
Leather was made in Bailieboro, Co Cavan. in a tan-yard by a man named O'Hare. The leather he made was not much good and after a time the trade died out.
- Collector
- Doris Ormiston
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr W. Ormiston
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullagh, Co. Cavan
