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School: Droichead na Daoile (roll number 14736)

Location:
Lackalustraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 359

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  1. Local Cures

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    In the olden times when people were affected by certain ailments they used charms or cures.
    Cure for Toothache.
    When a person had toothache he found a frog and put it into a clean cloth and put it into his mouth if the person took three squeals out of the frog the toothaches was supposed to go.
    The Cure for Whooping-Cough is as follows:
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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
    Collector
    Bridgie Eileen Rowland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tubbrid Beg, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Walshe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tubbrid Beg, Co. Mayo