School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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- (continued from previous page)cure was the father of the sick person would go out and meet a man with a white horse, and whatever cure he would give, it would cure the person suffering.A person suffering from Chin Cough was cured by a very common herb with a blue flower, usually growing in gardens. It was just picked and drawn like tea, and given to the person for nine mornings.A person getting pains of any kind was cured by drinking the juice of the Dandelion for nine mornings.A cure for a sty is to rub a gold ring, or a fasting spit and to make the sign of the cross on it three times.A cure for warts was to get a little bag and whatever number of warts you had put the same number of small stones into the bag and throw it away somewhere. Whoever found the bag would get the warts and they would leave you.A cure for gumboil was a roasted fig.(continues on next page)
