School: An Chathair Gharbh (roll number 13896)
- Location:
- Cahergarriff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 333
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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. - Long ago the cure the people had for a bleeding nose was to put a heavy key on the back of the person, between the shoulders. This cure is still in use, because the blood that comes from the nose, comes from the lungs.
- About forty years ago a ship got wrecked outside the harbours' mouth. There were sheep and horses and hay in the ship. The sailors threw everything overboard and gave permission to everybody to take them. No sooner were the sheep in the water than they were taken into boats.
