School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)

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1. Cures (continued)

   

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   with it and put it up to the sore tooth. To rub the tongue of a fox where a thorn goes in very deep is a poultice for it and it brings it out. The cure for the mumps is to put a donkey's winkers on the person's head and lead him around a pig-house three times. To keep the evil-eye from cattle, is to tie a red string on the cow's tail.

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2. A Story

   

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   A Story
   Once upon a time a man called Patrick Mc Kenna was coming home from his ceilidhe about twelve o'clock at night. On his way home he had to come past Fort-Jhonson where there was supposed to be fairies. As he was coming along past the fort he came to a gate where he heard the fairies dancing and singing. When they were finished he heard them say, "Get me a horse, get me a horse". Then he said also get me a horse. They gave him a horse and they got up on it. Then they rode together

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