School: Caisleán na Leacht, Droichead Banndan (roll number 8972)
- Location:
- Castlenalact, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0315, Page 117
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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. - He had a vague remembrance of this old woman "setting" a charm. He cut his foot and the blood could not be stopped so he was taken to her by somebody & he remembered her cutting bread into little junks & saying something. She also put a mixture of cobwebs and some other stuff on the wound.
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“This man had eight uncles all over 6'2".”
This man had eight uncles all over 6'2". One was killed in a faction fight and the remaining seven died of hunger during the famine.Whenever I visited my grandfather I always saw some "strayway" sitting by the fire. One of them became a fixture - he was a fiddler who had travelled the world. His stories and his music were payment for his keep. He left his fiddle and box to(continues on next page)