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School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)

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Cloonanure, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Háinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 473

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Mondays and Thursdays are considered lucky on which to apply remedies for certain ailments. Mr Burke of Co - Longford applies the cure for cancer on these days. The cure for thrush ("foul mouth" as it is called in this district) is only applied on Mondays and Thursdays. The remedy for a stye on the eye is thought to effect a cure if it is applied on these days.
    Some people are loth to begin work such as ploughing, building houses, sowing crops etc. on Saturday. They say it will never be finished.
    The 15 th of July is St.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clooneagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Callaghan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Clooneagh, Co. Sligo