School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)
- Location:
- Lenamore, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Brian Mac Tomas
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- There are a great many cures in this locality. Some of which are:-
In Legan there is a little well, the shape of a saucer, on the roadside. The well is called the Wart well. It is said that if you have a wart and come to this well three times each time dropping a pin into the well that after some time the wart will fall off. Another cure for warts is a cure which Mr. Trimble gives to anyone who asks him for it. Mr. Trimble has a cure for yellow gandis also. He makes a medicine of Dandeline and other herbs and gives it to whoever needs it.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Kelly
- Gender
- Female