School: Tobar an Choire (2)
- Location:
- Tobar an Choire, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Eilís Caswall
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 268
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
Download
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Tobar an Choire (2)
- XML Page 268
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
(no title)
“The old people believed that a man on a grey horse had a cure for whooping cough.”
The old people believed that a man on a grey horse had a cure for whooping cough.
(no title)
“For a cow after calving, people believed in getting a sheaf of oats and rubbing soot on it.”
For a cow after calving, people believed in getting a sheaf of oats and rubbing soot on it. This they said kept the cow healthy. (no title)
“The old people say that if a black snail is put on a wart and then on a tree, that as soon as the snail shrivels the wart goes away.”
Transcription guide » 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.- Collector
- Bertie Boyers
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cheathrú Riabhach (Cooper), Co. Shligigh
(no title)
“It is said that the tongue of a fox would take the thorn out of one's hand.”
It is said that the tongue of a fox would take the thorn out of one's hand.