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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 167

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    to the person, that has the charm. The charm is made by filling a cup level with oat meal, then the put a cloth round the mouth of the cup and the person that has the Charm pray over it, and as much meal leaves the cup according as the heart is affected.
    The person that suffers from the disease takes all that is left of the oatmeal home with them and make's three little cakes out of it, and takes a cake every second morning fasting.
    He has to do this three times until nine cakes are used as said previously
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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
    Informant
    John Lynott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Cardon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Steelaun, Co. Mayo