School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)are many cures for different ailments. Children's fever is cured by people who pull a weed and they can know whether the Children have the fever or not.
There is a holy well in Killgorey where some people are cured. If you had sore eyes or sore ears or a sore throat and if you bathe them in the well your ailment will be cured. It is the custom to leave a piece of ribbon on the tree near the well.- Collector
- Pauline B. Graham
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Towlerton, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Patrick Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Towlerton, Co. Laois