School: Cnoc an Bhile (roll number 14426)

Location:
Knockavilla, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Edward Cussen
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  1. 1. Bury a potatoe in the ground and according as the potatoe will not the wart will not.
    2.Put a bag of stones on the road whoever will take the stones will take the warts
    3.Put a bit of meat on a bush according to the meat is nothing the wart is noting.
    Seán O Duibir
    Weather Signs:-
    1. When the floor is damp it is a sign of rain.
    2. To have a ring round the moon is a sign of rain.
    3. To see a fog on the Galters is a sign of rain.
    4. To have a gray fog in the morning we are sure to have rain in the evening.
    Seán Ó Duibir
    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. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Duibhir
    Gender
    Male
  2. 1. When the floor is damp it is a sign of rain.
    2. To have a ring round the moon is a sign of rain.
    3. To see a fog on the Galtees is a sign of rain.
    5. To have a gray fog in the morning we are sure to have rain in the evening.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.