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School: An Clochar, Port Omna

Location:
Portumna, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0057, Page 0398

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    it. Mrs Madden has the power to re-set broken arms and legs. This power has always been in her family.
    A thorn of a goose-berry bush will cure a sty in your eye. You must point the thorn at the sty and say "I lie three times. The sty will then go back. If you have a ring-worm and meet a man with a white horse ask him for a cure for ring-worm and if you carry out his directions you will immediately be cured. A dandelion cures sore eyes. Foxglove is used to cure a weak heart. A Foxs tongue is used for taking out thorns.
    The Holy-well situated in Abbey, five miles from Portumna, is visited by people suffering
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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
    Ita Keighrey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portumna, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Glynn
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Nurse
    Address
    Portumna, Co. Galway