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School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)

Location:
Castlegal, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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    Foul Mouth
    Certain people have the cure of this, which is performed in the following manner. The child or person ailing goes to the possessor who blows his or her breath 3 times in the mouth of the diseased person, in the name of the Far. Son, Holy Ghost. It must be done when both are fasting.
    Foul Mouth
    The person who licks a mankeeper has this as well asa the cure of the burn. The cure is performed in the same way as above.
    Jimmy Gallagher, Clyspare, Sligo
    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. thrush (~69)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Jimmy Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloysparra, Co. Sligo