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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

Location:
Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 016

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    It is said that any man who licked a "Lizzard" that he has a cure for a burn in his tongue ever afterwards.
    Ring-worm
    If there are seven sons born in succession the last one is supposed to be a doctor. When such as child is born, a live worm is placed in its hand and kept there till it dies. Ever afterwards such a child cures Ringworm, Evil, and many other such diseases by applying his hands on the affected part.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. burns (~116)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tommy Mc Hale
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Hale
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo