School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)
- Location:
- Rathkell, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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- A cure for wildfire is to bleed a black cat with no white rib. Then rub the blood on the wildfire three days in succession.To keep the wildfire from spreading put black ink around the part affected.
- Collector
- Mary L. Judge
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sranalaghta South, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Francis Judge
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sranalaghta South, Co. Mayo