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School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)

Location:
Shronell, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 220

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  1. Local Marriages - Old Customs (continued)

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    and they have a big breakfast. The people who are married when coming out the hotel door they throws up a big heap of confety, There are other marriage customs, In making the matches there are money given as a fortune and fortune means a lot of money. Some people give stock such as bulls and sheep. Old people say that it is unlucky to get married on the month May. And they say that the marriage dosent hold so long as they used to before. The old people say that themselves got married in the houses because there was no churches.
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  2. Old Cures

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    1. Toothache: The old cures for toothache was a green herb growing in a field.
    2. Holy well: There is a well in Lattin in Jim Breen's fields, which there is a cure got from.
    3. Buns: The cure for burns is loral leaves plaster.
    4. Scalds: The cure for scalds is a sup of oil.
    5. Whooping cough: The cure for the whooping cough is a herb growing
    6. Tethers: The cure for tethers is white corps [?] and unsalted lard
    7. Headaches: The cures for headaches is hot drinks.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Nash
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Deerpark, Co. Tipperary