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School: Béal Átha na Muice (roll number 14862)

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Swinford, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dominick Caron
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 333

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  1. Why there is a Cure in Tow (continued)

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    what happened. She (the latter) took a bit of tow from under her head and told the woman rub it where he had the pain. The woman of the house did as she was told and the pain went there and then. Because of that the is said to be a cure in tow for any kind of a pain.
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  2. Why there is Said to Be Poison in a Needle and None in a Cobbler's Awl

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English