School: Cillín

Location:
Killeen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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  1. Chin-cough
    The cure for chin cough is to drink asses milk.
    Sore neck
    A stocking full of hot salt is a cute for a sore neck.
    Rosc-a-bualadh
    Salt and bluestone is a cutc for it.
    A thorn
    A frog's tongue is a cure for a thorn.
    A burn
    If a person licks a lizard and when he burns himself if he licks the burn it will cure it.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Children of Killeen National School
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyny, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moyny, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Tighe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Thomas Munnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Tighe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Tighe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Sam Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Munnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo