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School: Clochar Bhríde, Tullow

Location:
An Tulach, Co. Cheatharlach
Teacher:
M. Ní Dhubháin
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    1. It is better to wear out shoes than sheets.
    2. After washing your feet you should always put a coal of fire in the water.
    3. Water used for washing feet is supposed to cure yellow jaundice.
    In Tullow there were 16 shoemakes & one woman cobbler. The nails which they used were made from nail-rod.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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