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School: Ceathrú Mhór (roll number 16289)

Location:
Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Thomas F. O' Hara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 287

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  1. Common Ailments and Local Cures (continued)

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    Thursdays at noon and at six o'clock in the evening.
    Erysipelas or the Rose as it called in the district is cured in the same way
    The people in this district put a slick of fat bacon to their foot for a corn. Others put a ground ivy-leaf to (the) (co) it and others still put a slice of lemon to it.
    In this district if a person takes ringworm he goes to the seventh son. It is said that before that boy is baptized a worm is places on his hand. When the worm dies that boy will have the sure for ringworm.
    In this district the people boil garlic in water and then they put milk through it for consumption.
    When a person gets rheumatism in this locality he
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    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
    Bernadette Carr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolcashla, Co. Mayo