School: Colliery, Castlecomer (roll number 5198)

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1. My Home District (continued)

   

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   know their names.

   Dora Booth VI class Colliery N.S.

   

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2. Our Holy Well

   

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   In the townland of Monteen there is a holy well called Killgorey. People visit it on the 15th August. People who go there are supposed to bring home a bottle of water and take it to the priest to get it blesses. Then they would rub it to the part which was effected and it is supposed to cure them. Pieces of rags are seen at the well hanging on a bush.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)
   2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dora Booth

   Gender

   Female

3. Herbs

   

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   The most harmful weeds growing on our farm are buacaláns and fioráins. They spread very rapidly and this is why they are harmful.
   If they are pulled and allowed to wither they are poison if cattle eat them.
   Thistles are found in good land. Blue buttons are got in poor land. Saffron is for dyeing purposes.

   

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