School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

Location:
Carlanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Géibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 033

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    The cure for of a sore neck is to go to the well of Fore and go without eating anything.
    The cure for wild fire is to rub it with gold.
    The cure for a swelling is to boil a marsh mallow and let it cool and bath it three times.
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  2. Once there was an old jolber living near hand. His name was Pat the Boot". One day he was at a fair in Carlanstown about 25 years ago. he met a man with a cow to sell
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