School: An Cnoc (B.) (roll number 16122)

On this page

1. Cures

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   There was an old woman in this district called Mary Murphy who had a cure for headaches. The patient that would come to her could not speak to anybody from once they left their own home until they went back again to herself. She used to put three rows of woollen thread round their head, then she used to put four stones, one north, one south, one east, and one west. They had to come back again on three different occasions before they were cured. She had another cure for a "cleybeen". She used to get a bit of clay, and put it on the part that was affected. She used to get a bowl and press it tight over the clay and lift the "cleybeen". There was an old lady in

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Phillips

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloonturnaun, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Thomas Phillips

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   53

   Address

   Cloonturnaun, Co. Mayo