School: Camross, Mountrath

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 309

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  1. Say three Haily Marys, three Our Fathers, three Glorias to the Sacred Heart before the Elevation.
    This is in honour of St. Patrick's Mother, who died from a toothache.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. toothache (~180)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Con Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rossnaclonagh Outside, Co. Laois
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    Long ago there lived a king. ...

    Long ago there lived a king. He got married. After the wedding they were playing games in the palace. One game that they were playing was hide and go seek. So the Queen went to hide and she fell again a wall. A door opened behind her and she fell in. She found herself in a secret chamber and could not get out. The people looked for her but could not get her because they knew nothing about this chamber.
    After thirty years the same game was been played in the house. One of the men went to hide and he got locked into the
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.