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School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 142

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    should be sown on the shortest day of the year and pulled on the longest.
    I was told if Gearty's "screen meadow" at Doory and James Cormac's "island meadow" at Tenelick were cut no matter how good the weather was it would break.
    Certain ailments such as warts and sprains are cured in this district on certain days and they are Monday and Thursday of one week and Monday of the following week.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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