School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)
- Location:
- Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Hanna Mannix
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 188
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- XML “Another Cure for the Same”
- XML “Folklore - Cure for Saint Anthony's Fire”
- XML “Folklore - Puss Wednesday”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Long ago the children going to school had a small round patch of rash on their hands, and my grandmother told me that it was called Saint Anthony's fire, but if a child wrote her name around the little patch it would go away.
- Long ago they used call Ash Wednesday Puss Wednesday, because the girl who did not get a husband during Shrove would have a puss on her.
