School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Ó Droighneáin
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- (continued from previous page)Cough. when a person with the Whooping Cough is put under and over an ass three times it is said to cure him. A red ribbon tied around the neck by the godfather is also a cure.Diphtheria
A glass of paraffin oil is a cure for diphtheria.A Thorn
Mrs Garry, Clonmellon has a cure for this but will not tell it.A Sty
To prod the sty with a gooseberry thorn three times a day for three days.(Michael McMahon from his mother, Mrs McMahon, Clonmellon). - The Old Deer Park, Killua so called because there used to be deer there.The Wood Field, Killuawas called this because it is surrounded by woods.The Well Field, Hartstownis so called because there is a big well in it.The Church Meadowwas called this because there is a church there.Green Fields, Clonmellon
was called so because no one remembers them to be(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Joseph Rourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath