School: Cill Beathach (roll number 16807)

Location:
Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 046

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 046

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    Swallows when flying high are a sign of good weather.

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    the fire rain follows.
    The sky when red in the evening is the sign that hard frosty weather is near at hand.
    A ring around the moon is a sign of bad weather.
    The dog when eating grass is a sign of rain.
    A rainbow in the morning is a sign of rain.
    A rainbow in the evening is the sign of good weather.
    When the pilibín flies towards the bogs is a sign of hard weather.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    The cure for a toothache is a piece of cloth when burned and inhale it up your nose.

    The cure for a toothache is a piece of cloth when burned and inhale it up your nose.
    The cure for a sore throat is put a wet cloth up to your neck when going to bed.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. toothache (~180)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cornelius Shine
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs John Shine
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female