School: Ballinkillen, Muine Beag
- Location:
- Ballinkillin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Seán Mac Domhnaill
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- (continued from previous page)stolen at the time of the fire by a Protestant family then nearly 'settled' or 'planted' on the hillside. This book was written-up by the monks, who had among them men of all walks of life & portion of this book contained very many herb cures for different ailments, written by those doctors whom the monks numbered amongst them. It is a well known fact at present that those who make cures in this district & nearly, are all Protestant & also that the head of the family makes those cures & will not pass on the secret to his eldest son till he is on his death-bed. Then he hands over his book of cures, taken according to Mr Burke from the "Yellow Book of Leighlin" hundreds of years ago. This Mr Burke lived at Leighlinbridge & was well known as an exceptionally intelligent & well versed man deeply interested in local history
- Mr Burke's Witticism:-
Patrick Burke was 94 years old at this time. As a boy he had gone to the national school at Leighlinbridge with the afterwards famous Professor Tyndall. As he told(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr Patrick Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 94
- Occupation
- Rent-collector
- Address
- Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow