School: Bracknagh (1)
- Location:
- Bracknagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Isabella Graham
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0800, Page 016
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fastened together with an eel skin.
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“The local "estate" belonged to Lord Ashtown.”
18. The local "estate" belonged to Lord Ashton. There is a story told about Lord Ashtown, that when the windows of the tenant's house were broken, he visited the house & put his umbrella through the window, to ensure the repair before his next visit.
There was a Cattle Drive in 1913. - 30A. Antimacassars. An embroidered cloth put over the back of a chair.
- 37. Folk cures & charms
(1) Peter Behan & Mrs Donegan both have the cure of the "Minerok". a bottle made from herbs.
(2) Miss Ward has a cure for rheumatism (swelling rheumatism) also made from herbs.(continues on next page)
