School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- The lads long ago used to be 14 years before they would get a pair of shoes.
They would go to England with the first pair of shoes. They would knock four years in England out of them.
When the people used to be going to town they would go in their feet until they would come near the town.
Children long ago used to go in their feet all year. Some of them used to have bits of stockens called [-]
When people are done with the water of washing there feet they leave it in a while and then when they are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tomás Ó Tónra
- Gender
- Male
