School: Cill Éinne (Killina) (roll number 12818)

Location:
Killinny East, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire C. Ní Ghríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0048, Page 0202

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0048, Page 0202

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    and kept one in her head and when she reached home she had only the one that she had in her hand and people say that it is in Gort yet.
    There is a "lios" near my house and it is down in history. The name is liosin-a-mheala.
    Margaret Cavanagh
    (10 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. For constant "splitting" headache the people here (Killina) get their heads "measured" by Pat Linane Cappacasheen or by Pat Joynt Poulataggle, to cure them. They do it with a piece of twine. They say certain prayers about the Blessed Trinity when they do this cure.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English