School: Cluain Laighean (B.)

Location:
Cloonlyon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 239

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 239

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  1. Whooping Cough: If a person in the house had the whooping cough you meet a man riding on a white horse ask him what is the cure what ever he says give it tot he person they will be cured.
    Another cure for it is get a fish let 3 drops fall from its mouth into the persons mouth but the fish must be alive.
    Hiccup
    If you have a hiccup put a grain of sugar into your mouth let it melt if someone frightens you let it melt if someone frightens you the hiccup will get a fright.
    rash: glasacoile[?] butter boiled is the cure for a rash.
    cold: Carrigeen moss is the cure for cold sore hand
    If you have a sore hand get a St Patricks leaf you are cured.
    corns
    If you have an get an herb soak it in vinegar bath the corns with it it will wear away.
    Rheumatic
    There is also a herb that only grows at the well is it the cur for Rheumatic.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Braonán
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Cloonlyon, Co. Mayo