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School: Behymore

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Behy More, Co. Mayo
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Aodh Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 071

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    stocking, and to put round his neck it will cure it. There is another cure which the people have in the house and that is head-measuring. If a woman has a bad head she should go to a man that has the cure. The cure is a piece of tape that is put around the head and certain things or words that is said. The man that has a bad should go to a woman, and the woman that has a bad head should go to a man. If a person has the "Wildfire" the cure is to write your name each side of the sore and it will cure it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ned Rafter
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyholan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Rafter
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male