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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 14_031

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  1. Scéalta (continued)

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    Then they carded the wool, they also had spinning machines, they placed the wool on the wheel and spun it into thread.
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  2. Cures

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    Sore Eyes: The cure for a sore eye is if you had a gooseberry bush, pick nine thorns off of it. Put there your eye and make the sign of the cross three times then throw them over your head and the sty will go.
    Warts: If you were walking along a creg and not looking for water, and if you met
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní hEidhin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crughwill, Co. Clare