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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)

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Dromore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Catháin
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  1. A Saint's Grave

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    It is said that there is a saint's grave in Kilmacshalgan old church-yard. If you got a grain of clay off this grave and rubbed it to any sore and say "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, while rubbing it, the cure would be cured.
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    Friday is the luckiest day of the week to commence work or to change from one place to another.
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    The people say that you never should sow corn when the moon is filling or when it is full, because there will be smut in it. It should be sown when the moon is waining.
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    If the potatoes are not stuck before the cuckoo crows they will be late in coming up.
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    Mondays and Thursday are the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Frank Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Dunneill, Co. Sligo