School: Bun
- Location:
- Bun, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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- Care of the feetPeople in olden times never put a boot on their foot until they were twelve or fourteen years of age. I do not know any body that goes through out the year in their bare feet. In this district children go in their bare feet in the Summer time from May and they leave off their boots until October. There is an old saying about(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Guinan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- John Guinan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62