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School: Ceathrú an Chalaidh

Location:
Carraholly, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brian Mac Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 342

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    ring - worm gradually disappears.
    The hair hardly ever grows on the shot afterwords. All the accents is a little money on some present. It is said that when the served son is born a worm must be put into his hand and if he has the cure the worm dies.
    The Spool of the Breast
    Raising the spool of the breast is a cure the bone - setter has. The bone - setter who comes here to this district is named Michael O Horo. He has raised the spool of the breast of different people young and old in the district. The spool is a bone which is found under the middle - rib of the chest.
    The bone is displaced by over exertion or a strain caused principally by lifting heavy weights of frunt of
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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
    Risteárd Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumgarve, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony Joyce
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumgarve, Co. Mayo