School: Batterstown
- Location:
- Batterstown, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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- In the parish of Ballivor there lives a woman named Mrs. Gilseman who can cure sciatica. The patient has to say prayers while she is using spring water which is supposed to be got where three parishes meet and three towns lands.
There is another woman living in Dalystown,named Mrs Mcarnus who can take dirt or dust out of your eye even though you do not go to her. It is sufficient to send her word. She gets a cup and saucer full of water and takes a mouthful of the water and says prayers while holding water in her mouth. When she lets the water(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bernadette Kane
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Blake
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Brannockstown, Co. na Mí