School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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- (continued from previous page)to do a family for a week. When the cakes were baked they would be put on a shelf up on the "puck" each side of the fire. On Halloween calcannon was made, Shrove Tuesday pancakes were made. When people were going to America a lot of wheaten cakes were made to take with them.
- To cure warts get nine stones and point each stone at the warts in the name of the father, son and holy ghost. Then put the stones into a little purse. Go to a funeral and when the coffin passes, throw the purse and say "all my warts go with you". Anyone who picks up the purse gets covered with warts. It is only then that the warts wither away. For a pain in the stomach, a frog is eaten alive. Anyone who licks a .... has a cure for burns and after(continues on next page)
