School: Caisleán an Fhrinnsigh (roll number 11707/10648)
- Location:
- Castle Ffrench, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Micheál Mac Shiúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0044, Page 0027
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Long ago there were no doctors, no hospitals, and the people were able to cure themselves. There is a doctor now in every town and he cures the sick people.
There was a women in the locality named Mrs. Ellis. She went out in the field and she got herbs. The sick people went to her to be cured. She is dead about twelve years
Some people went to holy wells to be cured of sore eyes. Some people took food left by a ferret for some diseases.
It is said that the seventh son or daughter could cure many diseases. When a person had a toothache, it is said that he would be cured by means of a frog.
There is a well a few miles from this place called St. Kevin's Well. There was a man and he had a horse which was blind in one eye. He went to the well and cured the horse, but he went home blind.
There was another man near the place, and he got a can of water from the well.
He wanted to make lunch for his visitors. He put the water into a kettle, and he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyvoneen, Co. Galway
