School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 027

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 027

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  1. XML School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler
  2. XML Page 027
  3. XML “Local Place Names”
  4. XML “Holy Wells”
  5. XML “Local Cures”

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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick L. Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois
    Informant
    James Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Laois
  2. Long ago the people used to have cures for many things. They used to have cures for Worths. They used to do this with a snail. They used to rub the worth three times with the snail. Then they would stick the snail on a white thorn tree and according as the snail would wither the worth would wither. A women named Mrs Treacy had a great cure for cattle.
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