School: Tobar an Choire (2)
- Location:
- Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eilís Caswall
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“It is believed that a ferret's leavings will cure a whooping cough.”
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It is believed that if a horse's hair is put into water it will eventually turn into an eel