School: Lathaigh (Laghey)

Location:
Laghy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Proinsias Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 112

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 112

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  3. XML “Cure for a Sore Throat”
  4. XML “A Craft”

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  1. The person that make the cure for a somes [?] sore throat put it lying on the ground between two stools one at their head and one at their feet. Then the person that makes it gets a bit of a stick and hits the stool at their feet three shot in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
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    Language
    English
    Location
    Laghey, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Rita Torrence
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Laghey, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss Catherine Connelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 70
    Address
    Laghey, Co. Donegal