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School: Drummond

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Drummin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
P. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 266

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    Years ago the old people used to bring a box of clay down to St Mullins to Father Kavanagh's grave and take as much clay as you brought down from under his tomb stone and that would cure the toothache. Father Kavanagh was one of the Kavanaghs of Turrow house and he was ordained a priest is Spain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Finn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummin, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Thomas Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drummin, Co. Carlow