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School: Rathwire (C.) (roll number 8416)

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Rathwire, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs. Caffrey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 423

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    “This method is know to many in the parish of Killucan.”

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    There is a very strange method in the country for preventing smoke coming through white-wash or paint. A good deal of fresh cow manure is got and water is put in it until it is a thick liquid then it is strained. A white-wash brush is got and the wall is coated with this liquid first, then it is left for a few days until it is quite dry. It is white-washed then and it is a snow white colour and no smoke comes through the white wash.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mollie Coffey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 14
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Westmeath