School: Ceathrú na Leac (roll number 12273)

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1. Cures

   

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   Sty - As a child I suffered from those and when sent on a message to a neighbour's house and the old woman (Winney Gallagher) Corsalleagh Tobercurry, Co Sligo instructed my big sister how to do the Gooseberry thorn cure. One person was to gather nine thorns and without speaking, point the nine in turn at each eye "In the name of the Blessed Trinity." We laughed at the idea but our parents told us it was not right to laugh at any of God's cures.
   Masles - Juice of nettles boiled on milk.
   Whooping Cough - Ferret's leavings, any remedy given by a man riding a white horse whom you meet unexpectedly or see passing the road.
   Convulsions - Shake oats or oat meal on the face of the child + day "God bless _ save my child for myself."
   Heart disease - The charmer fills a cup with oat-meal (fine) + prays silently Places the mouth of the cup against the sufferer's heart and then leaves the cup aside for 24 hours. The worm at the person's heart then eats away much of the moal. This cure is made on Monday and Thursday also

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
         1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mrs Mary Small

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Corrán, Co. Shligigh

   Informant

   Margaret Dunne

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Farmer's wife

   Address

   An Cheathrú Riabhach (Cooper), Co. Shligigh