School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)
- Location:
- Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Ss Ó Donnchadha
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- There is an old custom still held: when a corpse would be leaving the house, all the chairs and stools are turned down. The old people would not like to dig a grave on Monday. Long ago the people had cures. There is an old cure still for "ringworm" and it cannot be cured by a person that has the cure. When a child is born it gets the cure: A worm is put to the child's left hand. If any person have the "ring-worm" he may be cured by the person who has the cure.When animals(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Leonard
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bofeenaun, Co. Mayo
