School: Lappen (roll number 2020)
- Location:
- Lappan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ruanadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 124
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- Get on "charity" or gratis - three things - such as an egg, flour, tea from a woman whose name was same as her husband's. This is supposed to give instant relief to the sufferer.
In olden times people did not eat beef or any flesh meat on St Stephen's Day - this preserved them from all infectious diseases.
