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School: Derryvoney

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Derryvony, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 021

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  1. Old Proverbs (continued)

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    33 What is beauty to comfort.
    34. A shut mouth makes a wise head.
    35. Worse luck the better again.
    36. If the cap does not fit dont wear it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Old Cures

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    In ancient Ireland the people had no doctors, and were obliged to cure themselves. They had many different cures in those days compared to ours nowadays.
    When the people had a cough they went to a man who had the cure he brought them to three different fields one where he got tall green flowers
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Owen Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan