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School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)

Location:
Rathkell, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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  1. A Cure for Wildfire

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    A cure for wildfire is to bleed a black cat with no white rib. Then rub the blood on the wildfire three days in succession.
    To keep the wildfire from spreading put black ink around the part affected.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. erysipelas (~99)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary L. Judge
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sranalaghta South, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Francis Judge
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sranalaghta South, Co. Mayo