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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

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Béal Átha Clocháin, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 169

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    to take with you the leather to make them. There were different kinds of boots made in those days. There was a rough class of leather known as kip leather. This used to be made up in the strong nailed boots. These were known as brogues. There was another high class boot which the monied people used to buy. These boots before being made were called boight tops. This leather had a very shiny appearance and looked very grand when made up by the shoemaker. The cost of the strong boot in nineteen hundred and ten and nineteen hundred and eleven was eighteen shillings and twenty two shillings per
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget M. Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Garraí Cam, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Michael Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Droim Ing, Co. an Longfoirt