School: Clonmellon (C.) (roll number 9501)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0175
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- Throughout our country there are many people apart from doctors who have cures of different ailments. In just the same way it is not uncommon to our district to have such people.
Mrs. Garry Clonmellon can make ointments which cures the prod of a thorn.
Mrs. Daly Clonmellon makes ointment which has the cure of the sore eye.
Patrick Martin Killua Clonmellon is known to have cured the burst on many people.
Christy Leavy Kilrush Clonmellon has the cure of the ring worm because he was the seventh son.
Mr. Cassidy Archistown is able to cure the running worm.
Mrs. Crafford Killalon makes ointment from goat's milk and carbolic soap. This ointment cures chilblains.
Three men in the one family have the cure of the broken bones. They are Muldoons from Fore.
Mrs. Kelly Abbeylara Granard has the cure of pox on cows shins, this ointment is made from wild herbs.
There is a woman living in Ballivor Athboy and she has the cure of Rheumatic pains.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Skelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
