School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 408
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- (continued from previous page)Peter Smith of Clonelly who is seventh consecutive son has the cure of the running evil. John Reynolds of Cammagh has the cure of the Thorn. My mother Katie Cooke of Cornakelly has the cure of the stopping of the blood. Peter Farrell of Cornakelly has the cure of the Toothache.
- The cure for a toothache is to roast salt when you are going to bed and put it on some piece of a rag and tie it round your jaw.
The cure for a pain in the back is lamp oil. The cure for the whooping cough is Ferit's leavings Roots of nettles are a cure for measles. The cure for mumps is to(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Creegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clooncose, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Michael Creegan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 48
- Address
- Clooncose, Co. Leitrim
