School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 371
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Anything the rose comes on it's how that part swells, in a lump and gets red. If it's not cured during the moon it will come on, it will come on again with the new moon, It would be better to get the charm made during the moon, it would come on.
The person who wants the charm brings a bit of unsalted butter, to the person who makes the charm, then he prays over it, and makes the charm.
The person that has the charm home with him, should not go in to any house, or he'd leave the cure of the charm after him. When he comes home he rubs it on the affected part.
The charm is made on three days, Monday, Thursday, and Monday,(continues on next page)
