School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Gharaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 128
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- (continued from previous page)from Sliab in Lapainn Mountain but a Giant. This stone should have been thrown at Ruskey bridge to stop the English from going across but it slipped out of the Giant's hand fell in Fearnaught. On this stone are marks of fingers and other little holes which is said to be put there by the Giant. There is a cross in the town of Drumsna in honour of Gill who was shot by the Black and Tan's.
- People long ago had not the same cures for their feet as they have at present. The people long ago never wore boots nor shoes unless once in six months and that was if they were going visiting.If they had cuts on their feet they used dandelion leaf and stept it over night then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Faughnan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Drumod, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Bernard Faughnan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Drumod, Co. Leitrim
