School: Corrinshigo
- Location:
- An Chorr Uinseogach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Kathleen Wilson
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- (continued from previous page)done in the open air. There is no belief of any cure in the sparks which fly from the red iron but the water that is in the forge if you wash warts in it they will go away.
The Boylan's that have a forge at Scotshouse have the cure for rickets which young children take and they received gifts from the people that got their children cured.
- There are two tailors in the district. The tailors work at their homes. Some of them stock cloth. There is no cloth spun or woven. There is no saying or tradition connected with tailors or tailoring. The implements the tailors uses are, a sewing machine, thimble, needles, thread, scissors, and an iron. Shirts(continues on next page)
