School: Allenwood

Location:
Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 136

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 136

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    As black as soot, as hard as the hob of hell, as white as the driven snow, as cross as a briar, as straight as a die, big talk won't boil the pot

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    As white as the driven snow,
    As cross as a briar,
    As straight as a die,
    Big talk won't boil the pot,
    There is nothing like having plenty of everything even if it is only poverty!
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    Mr Daly of Ticknevin Carbury Co. Kildare uses a wooden plough.

    Mr Daly of Ticknevin Carbury Co. Kildare uses a wooden plough.
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  3. To cure wildfire- Put a black cat up your sleeve and whatever bit of his tale sticks out cut it off and the blood will cure the wild fire.
    [NB: Wildfire is a skin infection, probably Erysipelas.]
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