School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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- (continued from previous page)toothache in the old times was to catch a frog and to let the frog suck the blood from the tooth
Anyone who was born without seeing her father has the cure of the dirty mouth
One man I know has the cure for warts, his name is Neddy McKenna. The way he does it is: - he takes down th echilds name on paper and says some prayers at home.
The cure for whooping cough was to get crumbs from anyone who was married to anyone of the same name.
The seventh son or daughter is said to have the cure of the running worm
Another man who cures is names Andrew Halton Kilbride, Trim, County Meath. He has the cure of vomiting up blood but he is dead now(continues on next page)- Collector
- Biddy Coffey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr Christopher Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath