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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

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Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 251

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    big grey bird, and the bog larks flys after her through the sky. The mag-pie is a very wicked, and bold bird, and if you put a split in her tongue the old people say she can be trained to talk
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  2. Local Cures

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    In olden times the people had a cure or a charm for every ailment. They all had home remedys for sore throats, headaches, sprains, measles, Jandies, whittles, and hooping cough. The
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigagh, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Michael Fineagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigagh, Co. Meath