School: Clomanto
- Location:
- An Chloch Mhantach Uachtarach, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Liam Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 349
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- Rub with juice of a lemon.
- Rub three times in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Ghost with a wedding ring.
(This common in the district)Note to above
It must be done by "a mother" with her own wedding ring"Let" the sty with a gooseberry thron pricking it in the "name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost."
(Common in district) - Leavings of Ferretts food
- Informant
- William Welwood
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- (a) Sheep's droppings and new milk
- (b) Boil bark of barbary Elm in Beer. (John Dowling Clomaitagh).
(c) Crusts of loaf bread steeped in Beer for five days.
The person suffering must get no other food.
"My mother cured myself and Pat Glendon of the jaundice with this
(John Dowling, Upper Clomaitagh)
