School: Gort Rua, Baile Mhistéala
- Location:
- Gortroe, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó hIarfhlatha
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- When you are beginning to seed sow, lay a cross of palm under the first sod with a piece of blessed wax candle lighting and do the same under the last sod in finishing the field. Get a handful of Wall Rue i.e. lusura na seár nsa and put it on about a quart of spring water.
Then bottle it up, and as you are sowing your seed sprinkle a little of this on it. Every minuver(sic) in this must be done in the name of the father, son and holy gost (sic) amen.
- 4 ozs nitre well ground and infused on one quart best whiskey. A small wineglass to be taken morn and night.
