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School: Grange (roll number 3759)

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Grange, Co. Sligo
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Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 151

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    The following cures are well known in the district, the cure of ringworm, the cure of "foul mouth", the cure for warts on the skin and the cure for a burn.
    The seventh consecutive son or daughter in a family can cure ringworm. The person who has this power to cure the ringworm must come to the house in which the person lives who has the (cure) sores and he breathes on the sores and makes the sign of the cross three times on them. This has to be done on three different days. There are also other cures such as rubbing the hand of a corpse on the place affected or rubbing fat bacon on it.
    A person who is born after his father's death can cure "foul mouth" which is a sore blistered mouth. He breathes into the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr James Rooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Aghagad, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Michael Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Aghagad, Co. Sligo