School: Ardnagrath (roll number 5963)
- Location:
- Ard na gCreach, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: M. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 365
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- If a person licked a lizard that person could cure a burn by licking the burn. A seventh son can cure ring-worm by putting his hand on it and saying some prayer, I do not know what prayer he says. The blood of a black-cat cures wild-fire. A fasting spit cures a sore lip, if done as follows. He spits on the hearth three morning in succession fasting, and rubs the spit on the sore lip.If you rub castor oil on a wart it will wither away after a while. If you had a pain in your stomach and if you put a hot plate to your back the pain will go. There is a well in Drumraney near the grave yard and it cures Diabetes and a pain in the stomach. There is a(continues on next page)
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- Rose Mears
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