School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 162
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“This is a cure that the old people used to have.”
(continued from previous page)their faces with soap. When they would get up in the morning and before going to bed in the night they would wash their faces with buttermilk. It took the rash away and never again would a rash or a scab come on the face.When a person got married on those olden days this is what the old people used to say.
If they got married on a Monday it was for health, and if they got married on Tuesday it was for wealth, and if on a Wednesday it was the best day of all. Thursday for losses and Friday for crosses and Saturday was the most unlucky of all the days and it is said the Saturday is no day at all.
- Rock Road :- Thomas Donnelly's, Pat Magrane's, Caffrey's, Georgie Clarke's
Slanduff Road :- Astin's, Farrel's
Skryne Road :- Kavanagh's, Casey's, Butterly's
Navan Road :- Floods
Walterstown Road :- Sullivan's, Cullen's(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bernadette Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Monktown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- J. P. Kelly
- Address
- Monktown, Co. Meath
