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School: Kilbonane, Lios an Phúca (Beaufort) (roll number 5482)

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Kilbonane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0458, Page 116

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  3. XML “Leigheasanna”
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  1. Leigheasanna (continued)

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    boils. The cure they had for measles was a ferrets leaving of milk. The juice of the dandelion was a cure for the whooping cough. Hot milk and pepper was a cure for a goosegrease was used as a cure for a swelling. A cold key was a cure for a bleeding from the nose. A hot plate was a cure for a pain in the stomach. The froth of a river was used as a cure for the whooping cough.
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  2. Pósaithe

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    The time people usually marry is Shrove. The lucky months of the year for marriage are February and October. The girl that is to be married must have a fortune. The fortune is almost always money. It must be paid down before the marriage. After the marriage the married pair go for a long drive. It is said that if there was a coffin in the church
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Roibeárd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymalis, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Frank Roberts
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballymalis, Co. Kerry