School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)to put the person under and over a mare-ass three times while she is eating either bread or oaten meal and get the person to eat the bits that she lets fall. Another cure for the whooping-cough is to get a bit of wheaten bread made by a woman that does not change her name when she gets married.
- Sore ThroatThe cure of a sore throat is to put a piece of fat bacon on a piece of flannel and shake plenty of pepper on it and tie it around the neck. Another cure for sore throat is to roast some salt and ltie it in a stocking and put it round your neck.Written by
Mairin Harford
Danestown
BalrathGiven by
P. Harford
Same address
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- ForgeLong ago, about 50 years ago, Patrick Moore used to have a gorge in Gilltown. he used to make a lot of things in it. He used to fix guns and make shoes for horses and tips for boots. He used to have over 20 barrels of water outside the forge.Given by
Patrick Moors
(over 90 years)
Gilltown,
Garlow CrossWritten by
Lizzie Kennedy
Clonardon,
Garlow Cross
Navan
Co. Meath