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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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    (The seventh Son) of a family where the birth of a daughter does not intervene is supposed to have a cure for certain diseases in the touch of his hand - such as running sores called "An evil" also for ring worm a skin disease. A lock of his hair from around the neck is a cure for whooping cough.
    Asse's milk given to a baby prevents whooping cough.
    (Sníomh na bpéiste) or worms knot) young calves are subject to colic also young horses. "Sníomh na bpéiste) is the charm for this. Someone takes a piece of string and makes the worms knot over the animals belly saying, Sníomh, Sníomh, Sníomh na bpéiste.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. charms (~104)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Dan Lenihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Polke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    63
    Address
    Ballinglen, Co. Mayo