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School: Bloomfield (roll number 10382)

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Lavally, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 182

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    Heart-fever
    James Hamilton of Greaghnafarna, Dromahair, Co Leitrim, has the cure of the heart fever. He makes the sign of the cross on the sick persons head and shakes holy water on the head. He will tell you to say any prayers you like.
    He then says prayers himself and while praying he measures the head from the back of the head to the top of the nose, and from the chin to the top of the head and makes the sign of the cross at each time.
    He makes the cure on Monday; Thursday and on Monday again and on each day three times. This cure must be made before sun-set. It was his mother that gave him this cure
    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
    Nora Clancy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lavally, Co. Sligo