School: Graystown, Killenaule
- Location:
- Graystown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Robert Hall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 303
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- (continued from previous page)A Ratcatcher (Murphy) who was used mostly around the "still" and malting stores
A sow guilder (Butler) who had a long horn or trumpet. he brew this trumpet on his rounds or roads, he took one of the six roads for each day of the week. His business was to unsex pigs. He charged a small fee for each case
Bonestters. This was considered a "gift" which ran in families and was performed free. No payment was taken but whisky was brought with the unjured person; Presents were made at Xmas of "good" dogs (fighting terriers, badger terriers, or game cocks) A great amount of work fell on bonesetters 100 rears ago as the collieries were working and many farmers mined coal on their own lands. Precautions were few and primitive hence the accidents: The Halls were traditional bonesetters, there is record of 10 such persons who carried on this "gift". Both man and women practised the art and in some case the ladies were better and more esteemed for their callousness and firmness in dealing with a bad case.
Ned Hall ("Gentelman") Graigue died 1870
Ned Hall (Caraval) No 1890
Mary Hall (wife of Arthur Art) Killenaule 1869
Ellen and Maggie Hall died 1908 and 1900
James, Michael and John Hull worked for Drangan and Ballingarry districts from 1830 to 1870
