School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)

Location:
Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 103A

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    and it is still used. There are many old ornamented crosses in it. It is level and slopes to the west. Local families use this graveyard also.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Some years ago when there were no doctors the people had to seek remedies for their ailments. Many people possessed cures, and even to the present day certain families possess them.
    Sore throats. The people cures sore throats with roasted salt and they cure mumps with gladum. They heat the gladum and then apply it to the affected part.
    Warts. Warts are cured with rock-water. The wart is dipped into the rock-water and after nine days the wart disappears. They are also cured with a snail. The snail is rubbed on the wart and then it is put
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Killion
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Charles Fuery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Malacky Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Smith
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Coyle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon