School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- XML “Polish”
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- Long ago the old people used burn straw or brown paper to make polish. The black ashes that would remain used be wet with milk. If the shoes were not shined after polishing them they would turn white.
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Other names
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Katty Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Thomas Corry
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare