School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 372
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There are only two men that can make that charm at the present day. Their names are,
Thomas Cardon,
Steelaun,
Carrowmore,
Ballina,
Co Mayo.
John Lynotr,
Castletown,
Carrowmore,
Ballina,
Co Mayo.
- Heart fever comes on with a pain around the heart, and it will be that way getting worse, until the charm is made.
The person who wants the charm brings some oatmeal. Then the charm is made by filling a tea cup of oatmeal level, they put a handkerchief around it tight. Then they pray over the cup of oatmeal until they have it finished.
When they take off the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Forde
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
