School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 01_075

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  2. Fifty years ago children never got shoes before they were eight or nine years old and sometimes not until they were 12 years.
    Children now only go bare-footed in summer.
    In the past there were three shoemakers in this district namely:- Tom McHugh, Martin Moran, and -McTighe. These have all died. Shoemaking
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