School: Leitre (roll number 16164)

Location:
Lettera, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Reachtaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 094

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 094

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  1. XML School: Leitre
  2. XML Page 094
  3. XML “Lucht Siúil”
  4. XML “Luibheanna agus Craobhanna”
  5. XML “Tithe na Seanaimsire”

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bina Whyte
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lettera, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr James Whyte
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lettera, Co. Galway
  2. Long ago the houses were not very large like they are nowadays. There was only two rooms and a kitchen in every house. Some people used to make the place of a bed out from the side wall of the house in the olden times. That was mostly done in County Mayo. All the houses long ago used
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