School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 178
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- It was said that the red breast of the robin hit against the body of Our Lord when he was on the cross. A bird follows the cuckoo because she is a coward. The rooster has some kind of talk that the hens come for.
- Informant
- Ellen Beagon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Tonagh, Co. Monaghan
- Long ago when a person took a disease such as measles they got a glass of drink to put them all out on them, and so then they could get better.
For the cure of a sore throat it was said long ago to go out fasting some morning and lick the first frog you could(continues on next page) - Collector
- Packie Mc Carvill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Hugh Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Calliagh, Co. Monaghan
