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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 094

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  1. A Fort (continued)

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    went home and got a number of trees and planted them next night. then the same fairy came and told him to come out at twelve o'clock the next night. He came and his wife was waiting for him. He told him to pull her home and he did so and he never came to that fort again.
    Maire Ni. Mionacain, Droichead Treasna, Áth-Dara, Co. Lumnighe.
    From Ann Minihan, Croom (70 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Old Cures

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    Old Cures.
    1. If a child has whooping cough you should bring him or her to a white horse and let him or her crawl three times between the horse's legs.
    2. Leavings of a ferret should be given to a child with the "Thuish".
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mhíonacháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drehidtarsna, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Minihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Croom, Co. Limerick