School: Brideswell (roll number 15413)
- Location:
- Brideswell, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Súilleabháin
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- Dia Céadaoin, 19adh Eanair, 1938
A Sweat House
There is a sweat house in Pollalaher. The roof of it has fallen down. The old people say that anyone who had rheumatism was put into this house. There was a very big fire put into that house and when the house was well heated the person was put into that house and left there until the person was sweating very much. They must be left in this house over night and sweating all the night. The old people say that when the person comes out in the morning they would be cured.
