School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- The people of this district have a great many old cures for headaches, toothaches, and thrush.
The old cure for a tootache was to put a frog in ones mouth and when the frog dies so the toothache also dies away.
The old cure for a headache was to make the sign of the cross with the frog on the forehead and when the frog dies so does the headache die away.
People have faith(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Lanigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ceanannas, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr Michael Lanigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Garraí na Meann Íochtarach, Co. Chill Chainnigh