School: Faythe (roll number 11361)
- Teacher: An tSr. Columcille
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- (continued from previous page)the underground fire. A small door was the only opening on the house.
The house was the property of some special man who allowed the invited to enter the house. The sufferer lay down on his back on the floor, with his head out through a small hole in the wall and remained there perspiring freely until the poisonous matter had been removed from his system. Other diseases of the bone were cured by the same method.
Maureen Fenelon, 51 Hanton Road, Maudlintown, Wexford
Mrs Mary Fenelon, 51 Hantoon Road, Maudlintown, Wexford
- Mr Val Johnson, a neighbour who lives at 3 William Street has a true cure for worm fever and this man has cured Thomas Murphy of William Street. First the man must go out through(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Sinnott
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr V. Johnson
- Gender
- Male
