School: Killyfargy
- Location:
- Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 065
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“The foregoing tales and traditions...”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- There used to live a hatter where Dan Fitzpatrick's cottage now is (1938). He used to make hats about 70 years ago. For a long time the place used to be called the Hatters.Basket making = My father used to make baskets and he was a good hand at them.Creel making = Matthew Horner made creels, he lived out at the back of Carn and died aged nearly a hundred years of age about thirty years ago. They were the same Horners as the Horners of Lisnalee, the last of whom married a man called Faulkener who is now dead and whose widow draws the old age at present time.
- Cure for Kidneys: Pull bill berries and boil them in water. This "tay" of them is good for kidneys.Cure for cough: A dandelion if boiled and the juice sweetened with sugar and bottled is a good cure for a cough.Bogbane: The "tay" of this is very cleaning and purifying for cattle.(continues on next page)