School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 163
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- (continued from previous page)Staffordstown Road :- Rowntrees, Caralon's
Glen Road :- Tully's
The Glen :- Kierans, Floods, Butterbys, Boyle's (of the Hill), Boyle's (of the Hollow) Gillics,
Streamstown Road :- Mullen's, Barry's, Gore's.
Green Road :- Tankard's, Powderly's, Mac Donalds, Hantons, Kennedy's, Clinch's, Swans.
Deerpark Lane :- Farrelly's, Mc Graths, Owne's
Garlow Cross Road.
Gilltwon Road :- Moore', Flanagan's (of Rathfeigh)
Back Road :- Kieran, Owins, Wards.
Lismullen Road :- Cartys, Langan's.
Navan (Main Road) :- Cornwall's, Mullens, Bolice's
- The Bugloss is chopped and mixed with the roots od small dasies and boiled together with the daisy-roots. This mixture is then mixed with unsalted butter. This makes an ointment and is the cure of 'the touch me not'
The leaves of the sorrel are put in a little bit of an old rag. The rag is then put into the fire for a short time, until the sorrel leaves are roasted. The burnt rag is take off. The roasted leaves if put as a poulstice on thorn, will take out the thorn.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Alphonsus G. O' Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Hugh Heory
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Gardener
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
