School: Kilnaleck (C.)
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs. Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0994, Page 245
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- (continued from previous page)and when I die bring me remains to Kill grave-yard my clay will cure them in death as I cured them in Life".
Long ago people afflicted with any disease, especially skin disease used to come before midnight and sleep on this grave. But now-a days few people do that, instead they enter the graveyard say certain prayers and take the clay from the grave. They sleep on it for three successive nights. Then they return it to the grave and say the usual prayers again at the grave side.
- Collector
- Mary A O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Gaffney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Kill, Co. Cavan
