School: Aghadachor (Aghador)

Location:
Aghadachor, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire T. Ní Bhréasláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1078, Page 26

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1078, Page 26

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  1. Rose: Fresh butter from three families of the one name.
    Burns: Some oil made from rendered fat.
    Scalds: Buttermilk and soda.
    Deep cuts: Bruised ripple grass.
    Cough: Stewed junipers or whin blossoms.
    Boils: Poultice made of wild jack and oatmeal.
    Warts: Dip them in water you would find unexpectedly on a stone.
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  2. From the sixth of January till Shrove Tuesday is the time of most weddings. The month of May is unlucky and Friday is an unlucky day. The bride borrows something that was worn before for luck. The people throw rice on the married couple. Long ago the woman got cows or cattle as a fortune or sometimes land or money. The people always walked to the chapel and when they returned to the brides house they had a feast of beef and fish. I heard a story about a man who got married. he was drunk and he
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Gillespie
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Manus Breslin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Droim Miasan, Co. Donegal