School: Kiffa
- Location:
- Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Helen Dinneen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 124
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- (continued from previous page)on the four corners of the house, to keep away bad luck for the next year. Hallows Eve is the last day of October. People say that you should not eat the blackberries after that night as the fairies poison them. And there is a feast in nearly every house in the country of boxty and cakes with rings in them and whoever gets the ring will be married first, and they also have nuts and apples. The people play games, and tricks and they have a very enjoyable night.
- Cure for toothache No. 58
Fill your mouth full of water and stand with your back to the fire till it boils.
Cure for fainting No.59
Put the person lying down. Loosen his clothes at the throat. Burn some feathers and hold them under his nose. - Collector
- Daisy Wilson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumbee, Co. Cavan
- Cure for bee sting No. 60
Rub a piece of onion and some honey(continues on next page) - Collector
- Cherry J. Gordon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graddum, Co. Cavan
