School: Killahan (B.)
- Location:
- Killahan, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Leathlobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 204
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- (continued from previous page)When people are getting married they go to their neighbours the night before they get married and ask then to com to the wedding.
- Long ago when people used to get a tooth ache they used to get a bit of tobacco and put it in to the tooth.
If a man driving a white horse told you something to cure the chin cough, whatever he would tell you would cure it.
A baby born after its father dying is supposed to have cures for sickness.
The cure for the craos galar is to get a goose and let her breathe in to the child's mouth.
If a person is sick and goes to the blessed well and pays what is called a "round" his sickness would be cured.
If a person is sick with whooping cough and if he drinks milk that a ferret has left after him that would cure it.
A gander would cure a sick child by putting him under a box for three days and at the end of that time he can cure it.
Long ago people used to put a frog into their mouths to cure a tooth ache. Long ago people used to get a plant and chew it in their mouth(continues on next page) - Informant
- John Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Killahan, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Maurice Allen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Killahan, Co. Kerry
