School: Ceapach Chuinn (B.) (roll number 1936)

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1. Scéal: Seán an Gadaí (continued)

   

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   Then he took out all the fat and melted it. He cut a load of turf and mixed it with the fat and when he had it well mixed he made into balls and got it well dry. When it was well fit to burn, Seán told Old Sir John to send for his friends. The gentlemen came over to to Old Sir John's house. The robber was the man in charge of the fire. The fire was put on and the English man admitted that there was not a fire to equal it ever seen in England. So Old Sir John won the bet.

   

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   (1) To cure a dying calf make a knot called "Snaidhmh na Péiste" over it and it will live. [The Snaidhmh na Péiste is a knot made with twine. It is made up of a series of loops made with the twine so that when both ends are pulled it opens out.] 2. If a person gets a herb called "Lúibh

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Conway

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Labhrás Ó Cadhla

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   48

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Cappoquin, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   Mr William O' Donnell

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Occupations

   Farmer

   Shopkeeper

   Address

   Cappoquin, Co. Waterford