School: Clifferna
- Location:
- Clifferna, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sister Mc Ardle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1021, Page 079
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- (continued from previous page)small brown stones a grain of oat meal, a sixpence, a shilling, a coal and a glass of water in a porringer then she would bless the cow with the porringer full and pray into the cows ear. She would do this so carefully that one would believe that she had the power to cure sickness. There are people in this country believe that only for Biddy all the cows (in) would die. (only for)
- There is supposed to be a hidden treasure in Carricknamaddoo, in the parish of Killinkere Co Cavan.
Over fifty years ago(continues on next page)
