School: Mercy Convent, Cootehill
- Location:
- Cootehill, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr M. Aidan
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- The smith had power to cure a child of rickets. The patient was put on the anvil and the smith walked round it. After some time the child was cured. If a person had a disease and was bathed in the forge water he would be cured.
The black-smiths were always looked upon as being very strong. It is said that the muscles of their arms were like iron bands. On Winter evenings the people(continues on next page)