School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)
- Location:
- Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Bheirn
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- (continued from previous page)and it is still used. There are many old ornamented crosses in it. It is level and slopes to the west. Local families use this graveyard also.
- Some years ago when there were no doctors the people had to seek remedies for their ailments. Many people possessed cures, and even to the present day certain families possess them.Sore throats. The people cures sore throats with roasted salt and they cure mumps with gladum. They heat the gladum and then apply it to the affected part.Warts. Warts are cured with rock-water. The wart is dipped into the rock-water and after nine days the wart disappears. They are also cured with a snail. The snail is rubbed on the wart and then it is put(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Killion
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Charles Fuery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Malacky Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Occupation
- Smith
- Address
- Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Coyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon