School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

Location:
Carlanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Gérbheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 119

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 119

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    head is to rub vinegar to the forehead.
    The cure for a cut finger is to put a virgins leaf to the cut.
    The cure of a swollen jaw is to roast a grain of salt and put it on a cloth and put it to the part.
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  2. It was a dark night. The wind was roaring and sleet was falling thickly on the road as James Kelly walked stuidly home from the fair of Mullagh. He had a few cattle and a couple of parsels he was coming along an old wood he saw a person standing in the ditch. He stood for a while and then went on. He went on the vision was meeting
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English