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School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)

Location:
Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs. Flood
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0248, Page 189

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    Once upon a time there lived a woman in Cloonfad named Mrs. Kennedy. When the people used to get a headache their heads used to open and they used to go to this woman to get it cured. The manner of finding out whither the head was open she had was to place a woollen thread from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin and from the back of the head to the nose and she would pray while doing so. Then if the threads did not join together at the top of the head the head was open. It used to be generally done on Mondays and Thursdays.
    This woman was also able to cure an ailment called the "cliatien." The "cliatien" can be caused by lifting heavy weights. The way
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Gibbons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meeltraun (Wills), Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Gibbons
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Meeltraun (Wills), Co. Roscommon