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School: Shanakill, Roscrea

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Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 143

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0547, Page 143

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

    “There are alot of birds around this district...”

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    and ever since the wood-quest builds only half a nest.
    The rest of the birds said they would build it their own way, and no two species of birds make the same sort of nest.
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  2. Bird-Lore

    “When the swallows are flying low and tipping the water and grass it is a sign of wet weather...”

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    When the swallows are flying low and tipping the water and grass it is a sign of wet weather.
    When wild geese come from the North it is a sign of snow and if they come from the South it is a sign of rain.
    When a robin sings early in the morning it is a sign of a fine day.
    One day the swallow was flying low and a serpent took a bit out of his tail and every swallow has a fork in their tail ever since.
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  3. Local Cures

    “People say that if (you) a calf had a pain to cut the worms knot three times over him and it would cure him, but if the twine knotted he would die...”

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    People say that if (you) a calf had a pain to cut the worms knot three time over him and it would cure him, but if the twine knotted he would die.
    If you took a pain in your side going any place get a stone and bless yourself with it. Then spit on it and bless yourself again. Then turn the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dan Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skehanagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Clarke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skehanagh, Co. Tipperary