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School: Athboy (B.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Domhnalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 029

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    out of it. They keep this water because it will cure different parts of the body.
    There are not any articles of value in our house except a few crosses of the different Saints. We have a cross for "All Souls Night" because it is said to keep away evil that night. It is made of wood and round the wood are straws. It is to be put up for eleven years over the door then it has to be taken down and a new one has to be put up instead.
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