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School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)

Location:
Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 527

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    In the times gone by a lot of people used to get the chin cough and the cure for the chin cough was to drink asse's milk and you would be cured
    A lot of people had the ringworm and if a son came seventh in a family without any girl between them he was supposed to have the cure of the ringworm and there was were certain days to go for the cure. The days were Monday Wednesday and Fridays.
    Warts used come on a lot of people the cure was if there was a whole of water in a rock and if you went to the rock and washed the warts in the rock and let no one see you doing it you would be cured.
    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
    James Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr P. Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo