School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)

Location:
Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 120

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 120

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  4. XML “Fields with Strange Names”
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Happy is the corpse that the rain pours on.
    Tome and patience will bring a snail to Jerusalem.
    Deep water runs smoothly.
    Too many cooks spoil the broth.
    Hungry eyes see far. The longest lane must have a turn.
    Learning is no load. The strawberry often grow beneath the nettle.
    Far away fields look green.
    You can't put a young head on old shoulders.
    There's no hearthstone like your own. Birds of a feather flock together.
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  2. 1. A dogs lick is a cure.
    2. If there is a family where seven boy are born the seventh will have a cure for "the evil".
    3. The substance of boiled nettles or briars sweetened is a very
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jane Mc Daid
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Daid
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    69
    Address
    Tullychullion, Co. Donegal