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School: Camdhoire (roll number 14573)

Location:
Camdhoire na Binne, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhchon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119C, Page 01_037

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    Long ago some people never wore a shoe. Mary Concannon was an old beggar woman who lodged in a house in Poll-na-brón and she never wore a shoe. Paddy McGowan who lived in Boholo never wore a shoe either. The women wore "troigins" to keep their feet from being chapped by the cold. They used wear shoes only
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    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)
        1. bróga (~1,841)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lavan
    Gender
    Female