School: Don
- Location:
- Cartron More, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Tiomáin
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- (continued from previous page)him died. He is a small farmer and does not charge of the cure. However his callers are supposed to give him a present of an ounce or two of tobacco or a glass of whiskey when they pay the last visit.
On Monday the person with the headache goes to Flynn before sun-down. He measures the head as he pays. He puts a tape round the head and ties it tightly. He has a number of small flags which he sticks inside the tape. He takes of his own had while at "work" and if the patient speaks Flynn asks them to be silent till he says a few prayers (If he does pray?)
Next visit is Thursday(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. Timon
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
