School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 370

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  1. When there are seven sons in a family one after the other with no girl in between them, when the seventh son is born they put a worm into his hand and leave it there until it dies, and then he can cure the ringworm after.
    Any perosn with ring worm on them gets the chute from the seventh son and when he rubs his hand three days Monday, Thursday, and Monday on the sore it goes away.
    At the present day its only five men thats living in the Parish there names are:
    Martin Farrell,
    Steelaun,
    Carrowmore,
    Lacken,
    Ballina,
    Co Mayo.
    James Horan,
    Far Ross,
    Killala,
    Co Mayo.
    Joe Lynn,
    Cortton, Killala,
    Ballina, Co Mayo.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. ringworm (~99)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Forde
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo