School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)
- Location:
- Ardfield, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Ghrífín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0317, Page 158
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- About fifty years ago their lived in the Gally Head an old man and his wife who had very little English, finally Pad got sick and his wife who had very little English sent for the doctor. When the doctor arrived he inquired if the patient's bowels moved. His wife answered "muise doctor alay it is long the day since Pad threw any bowl, he gave her a plaster to put to the patient's chest but she put it to the chest of clothes instead. A few days after the doctor came again and asked if the plaster had done any good. "look doctor it is there since, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dunowen, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Michael Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunowen, Co. Cork
