School: Urbal (roll number 13874)
- Location:
- Urbal, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Gerald Kelliher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 484
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- (continued from previous page)unable to guess correctly, he used to have to remain in that position for a long time.
- Get a sharp knife and cut the tops of all the nails on the patient's fingers and toes. Put the fragments of nails in a cloth together with a silver coin. Say a few prayers. Bury fragments, knife, cloth and silver in a place that will never be traversed by any person.
- It is said that there is a pot of gold hidden under a flag in John Mc Partland's house in the townland of Urbal Barr, Ballinaglera Parish.It is said that thet flag under which the gold is hidden is 5ft long and 3.5ft broad.Once upon a time a man dreamt(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Breda Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumnafinnila, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- John Durkin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Drumnafinnila, Co. Leitrim
