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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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    The people used to make boots for themselves. They used to tan the skin of animals by burying it for three weeks and then take it up and hang it out on the ditch for about a week until it would get hard and then they cut soles out of tea chests, the way that it would bend and not break. Then they sowed the upper on to it, that they made out of the skin. This was done about 100 yrs ago.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Dimond
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynabuntale, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Tom Dimond
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Derrynabuntale, Co. Longford