School: Kiffa
- Location:
- Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Helen Dinneen
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The man who has it is Mr Michael McBreen, he never saw his father.
But the people who have these charms do not tell what they say.
This man breathes into the person's mouth and says some little prayer.
- People have cures of diseases, which doctors can not cure such as the sprain. A lady called Miss Lily Johnson Kilmore Ballyjamesduff has the cure of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cherry Gordon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graddum, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr J. Gordon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Graddum, Co. Cavan
