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School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)

Location:
Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 110

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    tree are used for dyeing.
    It is not lucky to cut a bush in a fort because it is supposed to be owned by the fairies. After November night it is said that the pooka spits on slows and a person cannot eat them.
    Miss Marie Mulvihill from Lisakit and Miss Mary Anne Mac Donald from Glebe can cure the jaundice by means of a bottle made from herbs. Pat Larkin and John Burke were cured of the jaundice by Marie Mulvihill.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Lennon
    Gender
    Male