School: Ballinahowen (roll number 8646)
- Location:
- Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Hanly
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- There is a man named Brian Costelloe living at Ballymurray near Mount Temple Athlone. When a rib or a bone is broken in any part of the body or if it be out of place he can set the bone.My sister fell one time and broke her collar bone and this man Brian Costelloe set it.The people of this locality have great faith in him. He can also set bones in animals bodies.
He his a wellknown. He is known both near and far and people come from all parts with cases to him.- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Dhálaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newbridge, Co. Galway
- There is a woman named Jameson living at Bonavelly about 4 miles from here and cures blood pressure. She cures it with herbs Her mother before her was able to cure it. She never lets anyone see the kind of herbs she gets. She obtains the herbs and boils them all in milk. Then she stains them them through a cloth and the juice is to be drank in milk.
- Collector
- Mary Dalton
- Gender
- Female