School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach
- Location:
- Coillte Mach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: -
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- Country boys and girls with very rare exceptions up to the age of twenty and over had neither boots nor stockings, they trudged (all) along in their bare feet as a savage does in his native country.
As time went on a little glimmer of prosperity peered through poverty.
A few girls in a country [?] would be provided with a pair of new boots and a pair of wool stockings of a rough class.
The boots were made by the local shoemaker, heavy leather was used in the upper soles.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Mulhern
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coillte Mach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mr J. O' Regan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coillte Mach, Co. Mhaigh Eo