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School: Culmullen (roll number 1904)

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Culmullin, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Mc Carthy
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    himself three times.
    A preventative for fever
    The eggs that are laid on Good Friday are to be marked with soot in the form of a cross. If a person eats one of these eggs before the sun rises on Easter Sunday morning, he is supposed never to get any fever.
    A prevention of Sun-burn.
    If a person goes out on a May morning and washes his face in the dew, he is supposed not to get sun burned, the Summer following.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bennie Downes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Bogganstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Edward Mc Keever
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Bogganstown, Co. Meath