School: Derinturn, Carbury (roll number 2169)
- Location:
- Derrinturn, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhistéil
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- Mick Connolly, Ticknevin, Carbury makes ointment for extracting thorns.Mrs Cummins Parsonstown & Mrs Reilly Lough-na-Cush make ointment which cures the blast.James Cullie Coonough makes a rub which cures a swelling in a horse's knee.A slice of bread from Mrs Burke Coonough - whose maiden name was Burke - will cure the whooping cough.John Quinn, Parsonstown who died about a year ago had cures for several ailments such as tootache, boils & swellings. People came even from Dublin to him to be cured. It is said that when he lifted a worm that it turned white and died.Mrs Connolly Kilkeaskin cures ringworm by rubbing it with her wedding ringA person who was born after his fathers death can cure the thrush. The only man here who had that power died a short time.
