School: Ballymackney (roll number 5501)

Location:
Ballymackney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 201

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 201

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    the people and priest at mass.
    Tuatha a bhuinn the highest hill here and possessed of two large forths.
    Windmill Hill, has a disused Windmill.
    Calbragh field formerly a grave yard
    Crocan is a common name one near Essexford has a bag of gold stored hidden by Collier the highwayman
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. If you have warts spit on a penny rub it to the wart 3 times and say Warts Warts none of mine. Throw it away and the warts Vanish.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  3. Once Owen Brian Campbell had a sick cow. The local herd came to bleed her but an old woman urged him to go to a man in Mullacrew who had the gift of charms. He did so and as soon as the charm was made
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Malone
    Gender
    Female