School: Scoil N. Comáin, Hollymount

Location:
Hollymount Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 251

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  1. XML School: Scoil N. Comáin, Hollymount
  2. XML Page 251
  3. XML “Bone-Setter”
  4. XML “Spraining Threads”
  5. XML “Cac Cearc (Hens' Dung)”
  6. XML “Churning”
  7. XML “Turning the Anvil”

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    and Thursdays. His charge was 1oz. tobacco for every head he used to measure. He used to measure them with bands of woollen threads.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Spraining threads were used for sprains. It had to be put on the sprained ankle of a Monday. The spraining thread was specially made by the weaver.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sprains (~94)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donnchadh Ó Riain
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Rahard, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Merrick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Hollymount Demesne, Co. Mayo
  3. Coc Cearc (Hen's dung) in a purse and worn round the neck was supposed to keep away all harm, and while a person wore that, he could not be brought in the fairies. Some people were taken away in the fairies.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  4. When churning, the cultur of the plow was sometimes put in the fire, to prevent butter being stolen. I lent the cultur of my plow once for the purpose.
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  5. Turning the anvil. For a scandal, smiths used to turn the anvil (to find out the guilty party). The smith had to be of
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