School: An Bháinseach (C.) (roll number 11965)
- Location:
- Bansha, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Mheiscill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0575, Page 110
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- As you come out the Abbey-Road the Suir runs along he side of the road. About half-mile out from Golden you would meet what is called the "Sweat-house". A small building-room for one to stand in it. It was heated inside.
People suffering from rheumatic pains came for the cure. The patient went inot the "Sweat-house", stayed until he could bear it no longer then ran out and jumped into the river. It was supposed to cure more things tha rheum-atism.
The grandfather knew a man that used to go there. He told his doctor about it. The doctor said that every time he went there he was driving a nail in his coffin. Yet he lived to be an old man.
- Collector
- Pauline O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John O' Brien
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Ballymacady, Co. Tipperary
