School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)
- Location:
- Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 173
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- (continued from previous page)that goose grease is a cure forLong ago the people used to visit holy wells to get relief from their ailments. They washed their sore eyes in the holy water.
People who had the measles used to walk three times between an animals legs. While they were doing so the animal was to be eating loaf bread.
There was an old man who made an ointment for all kind of sores. His name was Mr. Doyle. He earned his living by making this ointment He was passing a house one day and a woman called him and asked him if he had any cure for a terrible sore which(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Christopher Foley
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare
