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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 184

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  1. Cures (continued)

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    Warts:
    Water which the black smith uses for his irons.
    Sleep walking:
    A button tied on the center of the back.
    Warts:
    Rub for nine days the water that lodges in a hollow in a stone.
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  2. Story

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    Near the village of Ballsbridge in the Co. Kildare on the banks of the river Liffey is the residence of Major Connelly named Castletown House. The house contains 364 windows with only one chimney although there isa fire place in every room. Many years ago this Castletown house was occupied by a Captain Connelly, a very wild character and he was a prominent member of a club in Dublin known as the Hell Fire Club. One day when going out to hunt he remarked to his groom that he would hunt with the devil himself today. During the chase he was joined by a strange gentleman mounted on a great horse. They challenged each other that where one could jump the other should. Every place that the stranger jumped Connelly was able to follow him. Connelly invited him home to dine with him. They entered across the lawn among the trees to the house. Near the house there
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fagan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Sandpits, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr John Fagan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sandpits, Co. Dublin