School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An tSr. Concepta le Muire
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- (continued from previous page)well. One time a woman went out to a holy well in Ardbraccan and she brought water from the well, put it in the kettle to boil but it never boiled. There is a bush at St. Ultans Well.
- 1.whooping cough
a piece of string tied around the big toe when going to bed is supposed to cure a whooping cough.
another supposed cure for a whooping cough is to walk between two running waters.
2. Sore throat
a sore throat can be cured by putting a hot linseed poultice around the neck.
3. Rheumatism
rheumatism is supposed to be cured by carrying a raw potato in your pocket.
4.boils
venus turpentine put to the boil is supposed(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Fallon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mrs T. Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath