School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)
- Location:
- Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Ní Mháirtín
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- (continued from previous page)field of Mr Kirwan and there was a glass to drink water out of which cures a tooth-ache.
- Andrew Halton was supposed to have the cure of stopping blood but he is dead now. He used to say a few prayers for the person and in a couple of hours he would be cured.
My Father has the cure of warts by saying prayer for the person. But he has to see where the warts are on the person.
A man called Patsy Kennedy can cure a headache by getting wail water from a river that divides two townslands and giving it to the person to drink. - Paddy Mc. Loughlin makes lorries with some wood and gets lids of polish boxes for wheels when he has them(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Mrs Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Clonfane, Co. Meath
