School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 100
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(continued from previous page)Before going to bed at night, sweep the hearth clean, and put a chair beside the fire. Leave a can of clean water on the table and a vessel, beside it, so that if anyone called from the next world especially from hell, he might have a drink.
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