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School: Mooncoin, Waterford

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Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
J. Mc Carthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 172

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    “Carraic a Liath" name of a field of Andrew Phelan's situated at right-hand side of road running from Mooncoin...”

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    to Grange Station. There is a quarry in this field "Bawneens". Two fields belonging to Andrew Phelan situated right-hand side of road leading from Ballytarsney cross road to Grange cross-road.
    John Fripps, Grange, Mooncoin[?], aged 72.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    “Corra Hella - This was the old name of the Botaireen runnin from...”

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    Corra Hella. This was the old name of the Botaireen running from the main-road (one mile at Carrick side of Mooncoin) to Grange village. It is still used as a farming road. The people locally pronounce those old roads (Boiteen) or (Bocheen)
    Facts by John Lennon aged 43yrs, Grange, Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    “People suffering from Whooping Cough went three times under and over an ass.”

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    People suffering from Whooping cough went three times under and over an ass. This encircling him three times. The milk should be drank each time.
    John Lennon aged 43yrs, Grange, Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. whooping-cough (~234)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Lennon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Grange, Co. Kilkenny