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School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 078

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    Some women have the cure for ringworm. A woman who has the cure gets a live worm, puts it on the diseased part and says some prayers. This is done three times and after the third application the cure is supposed to be effective.
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    “The curer of the toothache must be the seventh son or seventh daughter. He rubs his hands to the affected part saying some prayers while doing so...”

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    The curer of the toothache must be the seventh son or seventh daughter. He rubs his hands to the affected part saying some prayers while doing so. This is repeated three times. It is believed that the cure should then have effect.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. toothache (~180)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eddie Gallinagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Camp, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Gallinagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Camp, Co. Donegal