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School: Fearglass (roll number 15616)

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Fearglass South, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 438

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  1. Old Cures (continued)

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    three cabbage leaves and heat them and put them to the swelling they would cure it.
    If you had a sore wrist and put a little strap on it would cure you.
    If you had a lump on your head and put a flat stone to it, it would cure it.
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  2. Digging Spudawn

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    What is known as Spudawn is dug only in my townland Bohey. The land in Bohey is wet and heavy.
    Spudawn is dug in this way.
    A wet heavy field that cannot be ploughed is dug with the loy in early Spring February or early March. Dig the ridge and set the potatoes and put the manure on top of the ridge and mould them.
    In spudawn you do not put the manure on the ridge until the potatoes are set
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Milton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beihy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Milton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beihy, Co. Leitrim