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School: Beárna Dhearg (B) (roll number 14633)

Location:
Barnaderg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Flaithrí Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0026, Page 0142

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  1. Marriages in the Olden Times

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    Marriages in the olden days continued.
    The people generally get married in Shrove-tide around this district?
    Shrove Tuesday and it's customs:-
    We generally call "Shrove- Tuesday" pancake Day because pancakes are made on that day.
    Recorded by me from Kate Healy
    aged 75 years Barnaderg,
    County of Galway.
    Patrick Healy
    Barnaderg
    Co Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barnaderg, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Kate Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Barnaderg, Co. Galway

  2. Herbs and Their Uses

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    Herbs and their uses:-
    (1)Yellow-Iris which is seen grown in marshy lands and along river banks and drains. This cures coughs, dyspepsia, tooth-aches, serpent bites. The juice forms the cure.
    (2)Chicken-weed which is a green plant with many leaves it is seen grown in our gardens and potatoes fields. The leaves of the plant cures warts and pimples of every kind.
    (3)Water-creste is a plant which grows in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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