1. For cuts. The dust of tea was put into the cut.
2. Another cure for a cut was the application of salt.
3. Yet another cure for cuts was to pour parafin oil in on them.
4. For tooth ache. A frog was held in the mouth for five minutes.
5. For warts. Rub your fasting - spit on each wart for nine mornings in succession.
6. Another cure for warts was to dip the wart in forge-water, once a day for nine days.
7. A cure for a sty in the eye was to point a gooseberry thorn at it for nine mornings after each other.
8. Another cure for a sty was to rub the wedding ring of a person who was not related to you, against it for seven days.
9. A seventh son has a cure for farsey in horses and ringworms, while a seventh son of a seventh son has a cure for certain diseases in people.Mr. M. Tipper, Blacksmith 55yr
Valleymount,
Blessington,
Co. WicklowSally Tipper,
Valleymount,
Blessington,
Co. Wicklow

the highway men, and robbers used as a hiding place in '98. The old people say that the Rebels of '98 hid in it also.In a field in Garryknock there is a big rock with a split in it about six inches wide and it is said that in this rock gold is hidden.
The Wooden Cross is situated about four miles from Valleymount on the Togher Road to Glendalough. In Cromwell's time people were brought to it and were tried and some were even hanged there. This cross is cut in a stone now marking where the original Wooden Cross was. Up to recently all funerals passing would stop and say the "Deprofundis" at this Cross. There was a hole dug about fifty feet deep and a member of the family of the corpse would throw a stone into it before the funeral passed on.

the Granagbeg to the Wicklow Gap road which joins West and East Wicklow.George Miley 50 yr
Granamore
BlessingtonThomas Mahon
Valleymount

the wind ".Thomas Mahon
ValleymountGeorge Miley Farmer 50 yrs
Granamore

remember the day was very cold and wet.
The wedding took place in Valleymount Church at three o'clock. The Rev. Father O'Loughlin P.P. officiated at the marriage.
The two brides were dressed in navy-blue dresses and hats to match. There were three motor-cars at the wedding, and I and some other friends came to the Church in one of them.
After they were married, dinner was served in the bride's house. After dinner there was singing and dancing until about eight o'clock. Then tea was served and the wedding-cake was cut. Each person got a slice of wedding-cake on a plate.
About eleven o'clock the bridal party left for Dublin. One of them going to their future home and the others stayed for a week or so in a hotel.

In 1798 there was a battle fought in Hacketstown, Co. Carlow between the Yeomen and the Insurgents. The Insurgents from Wexford had been beaten back to that place but when the Insurgents from Wicklow and Carlow joined them they routed the Yeomen.
With the men from Wicklow was Quinn. When Quinn was fighting he received a severe bayonet wound from one of the Yeomen. When the victorious Wicklow men were returning they left Quinn lying on the battle field in mistake. Quinn attempted to follow them but fainted and fell into a drain. He lay there until he was found by some kind-hearted woman who brought him to he home and nursed him back to health. When he had recovered from his wounds he went back to his home in Glenbride. The home of this man is now past the shooting lodge of Lord Waterford.
One night Michael Dwyer and some companions were staying at a house owned by people named Lawlors. They had no provisions so Quinn came down to Valleymount for some food. The Yeomen were searching for Dwyer and they tracked Quinn back to Lawlor's. They surrounded the house but Dwyer escaped. Marks of bullets are to be seen in the walls and falling table of Lawlor's house. This Quinn died about

Donard. He pitched his tents on a hill in the east of Mullica about three miles from Donard.
When the king and his guardians were asleep and the sentries on guard, some of the enemy stole out of Donard with soldiers in baskets which were tied on the horse's' backs.
When they were gone about a mile they were stopped by some of the sentries. "Who goes there" cried the sentries. "Men with food for the king of Leinster," said the enemy. "Pass on," said the sentries.
The enemy passed on to where the king was camped. When they arrived they found that all the soldiers were asleep. Out jumped the soldiers and slaughtered every man except nine including the king. The were pursued as far as Valleymount where they were all killed beside a river which was afterwards called the King's River Story
One night about twenty years ago a man who had a hump

Sweat House
The most ancient ruins about this locality are the old Chapels - and the "sweat-house".
Long ago when the priests were forbidden to say Mass in the Church at Valleymount, they built a Church in Carrigacurra and the people used to go up there to Mass.
The "Sweat house" is built on Thomas Mahon's land in Carrigacurra. It is built of granite and roofed with long flags. It is square outside and round inside.
The "Sweat-house" was supposed to cure Rheumatism, headaches and other pains.
The cure was effected by lighting a fire and let burn itself out. Then the ashes were taken out and the patient went in and sweated. Then he came out and bathed in

There is a house in Rathballey Long. It was formerly the dwelling-house of people named Wills. It was a three storey house, the roof of which was slated. It was overlooking Baltiboys Holleywood road. The ruin is now owned by Capt. E S Hornidge Talfarris house. There is another ruin in Rathballey Long also. It was called Windsor Castle. There was a fairyrath about it somewhere.
There is a ruin near Poulaphouca. People named Healy's lived there. It was situated near the river. The coach passed by it. The coach passed from Dublin to Baltinglass. The coach road was beside the house that time. There was no main road by Poulaphoca that time.
Mr Dunne lived in it. Mr Michael Mooney who is about eight years dead lived in later.
It can be seen from Valleymount Holleywood road. My father was led astray in its grounds one night. There was an avenue up to it.
Grass is grown over the avenue now.

Rise up, Landlady, and give us a treat,
Up with the kettle and down with the pan
A penny or twopence to bury the wren
A hat-ful of money, a heart-ful of cheer,
I hope you have a merry Christmas and a bright New Year
Mary Quinn
Valleymount
Mrs J. Quinn, Teacher

The following are some of the best-known smiths in this parish:- George Perry, Blakestown, Thomas Tipper, Lacken and my father Matthew Tipper Valleymount.
Thomas Tipper and my father are brothers and their ancestors had always been smiths.
These smiths shoe horses, asses, and wheels, and mend ploughs, harrows and other farm implements.
My father's forge has three apartments. The largest one is for shoeing the horses in, the second for horses waiting to be shod, and the third is a loft for coal.
There is a shoeing-stone outside my father's forge for the purpose of shoeing the wheels, together with a pond for cooling the iron on the wheels after being shod. The shoeing-stone is a round stone with a hole in the centre.
Forge-water is supposed to cure warts if the water is rubbed on the warts once a day for nine days in succession.

There was a snow storm here about 22nd Feb. 1933. Manny places the drifts were about 10 ft high.There were hundreds of sheep drifted and smothered. The people could not get to town for food and the loaves could not come only to One Arch bridge.A lot of men had to go to meet the Bread van there and carry the Bread to the Valleymount shops.
There was a poor man by the name of Larry Dunne lived in a tent in Pinmakers hill. Pinmakers hill is up by the Cats and dogs which is up by Captain Daly's.He had a wife and five children. They were asleep when the storm arose.When the snow began to sweep it blew into the tent. Larry had to get up out of his bed and get his wifes shawl and try and keep the snow out. He manged to keep the snow cleared away from blocking up the side door until the storm ceased.But before it ceased his wife said come in Larry and we will all lie down and die together. They were all nearly exhausted before the storm ceased.The snow lasted for about three or four weeks.