School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 472
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- (continued from previous page)water and holds her breath for a certain time. She then throws the mouth-full of water and the dust out on a plate, and never sees the patient.Small tongue down
It is rose by a man in Ballivaria. To raise the small tongue he seats the patient on the floor then unaware of the patient he grabs it by of the head and lifts it clean off the floor, or if the person is Bald he grabs the scalp with a pliers or tongues.Tape-worm.
There is a Miss Raftry Dooeighnery, Ballina, cures this worm.
Tinn-cough, is cured by a ferrets leavings, or donkeys milk.
Cancer in its first stage.
There is a Miss Cowl of Enniscrone takes off such worts with a plaster.______________________
- Collector
- Margaret Conrecode
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Conrecode
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathreedaun, Co. Mayo
