School: Tobar na Brón, Piltown (roll number 1468)
- Location:
- Tobernabrone, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bríd Paor
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- Local diseases and cures
Whooping Cough = is cured by walking three times under a donkey's legs in honour of the three Persons, or by bread on which the donkey breathes.
Another cure for it is a little plant to be found in moss and to boil it with milk.Ring worm = Only certain people have the power to cure ring worm with a piece of stick reddened in the fire and the sign of the cross made on the part afflicted and certain prayers said.Warts = Only certain people can cure warts with straws.
There's a man in our locality able to perform it.
There's two wheaten straws got and crossed on the wart, while the person is saying prayers, then the straws(continues on next page)
