School: Johnstown (B.) (roll number 2918)
- Location:
- Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 024
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- The way to cure a headache is to put vinegar on brown paper and put it to the head. In the abbey of Fertagh there is a statue of Gill Martin. In between his arms and sides there is a little troughs of water. It is for curing warts.
The way to cure a freah cut is to put a cob web on it. There is a rock in Foyle Bridge. It is a cure for sprained feet and fingers. People go from all parts of Ireland to it. The cure for a wart is to put a snail on it and stick it in a thorn on a bush. There, is a well in Skierce Borris In Ossary, Leix for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grangefertagh, Co. Kilkenny
