School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)
- Location:
- Bellanaman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Nic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 107
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- (continued from previous page)with it and put it up to the sore tooth.
To rub the tongue of a fox where a thorn goes in very deep is a poultice for it and it brings it out.
The cure for the mumps is to put a donkey's winkers on the person's head and lead him around a pig-house three times. To keep the evil-eye from cattle, is to tie a red string on the cow's tail.
- A Story
Once upon a time a man called Patrick Mc Kenna was coming home from his ceilidhe about twelve o'clock at night. On his way home he had to come past Fort-Jhonson where there was supposed to be fairies. As he was coming along past the fort he came to a gate where he heard the fairies dancing and singing. When they were finished he heard them say, "Get me a horse, get me a horse". Then he said also get me a horse. They gave him a horse and they got up on it. Then they rode together(continues on next page) - Informant
- William Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rossarrell, Co. Monaghan
