School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 473
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- Ring worm.
Ring worm is cured by the seventh son or daughter. They get this cure by putting a worm into the childs hand when it is young They have to put their hand on the sore and they the cure Thomas Ginty Carralavin has a cure for this.
Yellow Jaundies.
Jaundies is an ailment on the liver It gives the person a yellow colour especially the white of the eye Mrs Winters Doocighney has a cure for this She pulls the herns and the bark of the barba tree and boils them in ale She pulls the herbs in the fields
Sprains
Sprains is a hurt in the sinew In olden times they used to thread off the looms + tie it round the sore part.
Head Feaver
Head Feaver is a continuing pain in the head Some people have a cure for this They measure from the crown of the head to the chin all round the head If they did not correspond the head was opened.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brita Gillard
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonta, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Gillard
- Gender
- Male
