School: Killadooley, Ballybrophy (roll number 12692)

Location:
Killadooley, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Edward J. Guerin
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    There is a Rath in Gurtnalee, which is in this Parish, ...

    There is a Rath in Gurtnalee, which is in this Parish, and years ago Mr. Shortt the owner of it wanted to cut down the trees in it. The people of the district advised him not to cut them down, but in spite of their advise he did it. A few days after he yoked his horse to draw the timber out of it, and it dropped dead. Then he yoked his donkey to draw it out, and it dropped dead also.
    After that he never had a day's luck, all his cattle died, and he met with a lot of sickness. After some time he made up his mind to leave the district, and he was not very long left it when he died.
    Cures.
    The hair of a Posthumous child boiled in milk and strained, cures the whooping cough.
    The Mullen plant, boiled in milk cures colds.
    The vervain leaf heals all kinds of wounds.
    Borax and honey cure the thrush.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Wall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadooley, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr James Loughman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Killadooley, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Annie Wall
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Killadooley, Co. Laois