School: St Columba’s, Coggale

Location:
Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 472

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    If a person has the "chin cough" you should ask the cure from the first man you meet with a white horse. Anything he recommend to give the sick person will cure him
    A girl who has never seen her father has the cure of "the thrush" (sore mouth)
    The seventh successive son born in a family has a cure and is sometimes called "the doctor"
    If you lose anything in the house and put a wisp on the crook you will find what's lost
    The púcás are out on November night and they destroy all the blackberries and sloes
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English