School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 174
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- (continued from previous page)water every morning before eating anything for nine mornings in succession. When any person goes to that well they have to tie a bit of string out of the tree or the fairies would curse them that night. It is called Bruach Dearg. It is on the land of J. Bradley.
- The cure for jaundice is the white stuff that grows between moss. That is to be steeped in water and to drink it every morning.
There is a woman in Clogh that cured Anthony's Fire for anyone that had it. She would ask you certain questions(continues on next page) - Collector
- Fintan Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Conway
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
