School: Kiffa
- Location:
- Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Helen Dinneen
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- (continued from previous page)in Rassan and it is called Fairymount. There are trees growing in the fort and there are three circular rings of earth a round the fort, and they people say that this shows that a King lived there.
The land Kiffa is wet and it generally grows good crops. The land is more hilly than level.
- Get nettles roots, wash them well and boil well. Strain off the liquid and drink this hot several times a day. Keep the patient warm in bed and very soon he will be none the worse.
- Put the asses winkers on the person and let him ride the sow round the pig sty.
- Collector
- May Mc Clelland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiffagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr J. Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Duffcastle, Co. Cavan
