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School: Curratavy

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Corratawy, Co. Cavan
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E. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 124

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  1. Bread (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    If you don’t eat me
    You’ll never get a man
    The pancake turned itself, and when well baked this girl ate it. She was married during the week after Easter.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Old Cures

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    Cure for consumption:-
    Sé an casarmhan an luibh a úsaidtear fa coinne na h-aicide seo. Glantar é agus brúightear e. Bruightear é annsin agus cuirtear isteac i mbuideal é.
    Oltar braon beag de achan mhaidin ar feaadh naoi maidhne.

    Léas fa choinne doghadh
    Úsaidtear "Scol-a-Feadhnog" a fhasann ar loca ciune leis an dhógadh a leigheas.
    Cuimuiltear é ar an dóghadh agus deirtear go bhfuil sé maith.
    léigheas fa choinne rud éigin san súil.
    Deirtear seo trí uaire agus caittear amach sileog achan úair.
    Othra chuir Muire lé fuíl Colmcille.
    Ar bhréagh ar brinín ar deilg na coinnligh.
    Iarraim-sa ar Muire agus ar ColmCille,
    Ce bíth rud ata in dó fhúilsa, go raibh sé in mó bhéalsa.
    gan aon doiligh a deanamh dómhsa no duitse.

    House-Leek was boiled and given to cure kidney-trouble.
    Cure for styes
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Alice Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Maguire
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Legnagrow, Co. Cavan