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School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)

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Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
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Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 081

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  3. XML “Local Customs”
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  1. Local Customs (continued)

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    have pains people make the worm-knot three times on the animals back. They will be cured then.
    Sometimes it happens that farmers lose a lot of animals by some disease. To prevent the death of too many the farmers cuts off and keeps the feet off the fourth animal that dies. This they say prevents any further deaths for the time.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyknock, Co. Mayo