School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)when the dew was on the grass, and stay running around the grass until every part of the feet were wet.
The cure for warts was to put a fasting spit on them for nine mornings.
There was a woman living in Kells in the house now occupied by Mr. Casey named Mrs. Walker who was able to cure a person who had skin disease by mixing up herbs in a bottle and giving in to the person to drink. She cured a person named Mrs Nolan from this disease.
There was a woman living near Kilkenny able(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny
