School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)

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Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 474

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    themselves with holy water; when entering the chapel, when going to bed and when getting up, when starting on a journey and when in danger.
    When people would buy a new bed they would sprinkle holy water on it before sleepig upon it.
    Tim Mulready.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Theresa Mulready
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs E. Brennan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    69
    Address
    Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath