School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)
- Location:
- Errew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brígid Nic Eoin
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- In former times people wore no boots until they were fourteen years, and some people never wore boots. Boots are prepared locally as there are two shoemakers in my district but they make no boots.
One Saturday when my fater was in Castlebar he saw a woman going up and down the steets shouting "My husband can make new boots and mend old ones." When she came to John(continues on next page)- Collector
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