School: Killoscully, Newport (roll number 12029)

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1. Old Roads (continued)

   

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   at Killeen. There is another going in the oposite direction from Killoscully to Clonagheen. There is another path through the fields from Killeen to Killoscully & another from the main road at top of Crisanágh Hill to Coolrea. And at Maunsells height there is a mass path leading to Shallee and Cuighlea

   

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2. Sweathouses

   

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   Sweat Houses. Sweat houses fulfilled the ancient role of the modern Turkish bath. They were stone houses with stone roof & stone floor with one very low entrance. Into this sweat house furze or bracken were put & lit up. Gradually the place heated up until the stones were nearly red hot. Then the patient got a bunch of grass or ferns to stand upon, went into the sweat house - closed the opening with abush [sic] of furze or heather. There he sweated heavily for a certain length of time, he came out, washed the sweat off himself, drank some whiskey ('poteen' I suppose) covered himself well until he got back to normal. People had recourse to sweat houses for curing Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciaticao ec.

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   Tim Ryan

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