School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe) (roll number 16585)
- Location:
- Quay Street, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0161, Page 170
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- XML “Local Cures - Sore Back”
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- XML “Local Cures - Sore Finger”
- XML “Local Cures - Sore Throat”
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- XML “Local Cures - Sprained Wrist”
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- About three miles from Ballyfarnon there is a holy well called Lossar. At this there is a big flagstone resting on two others, each about a foot high. Anyone going under this will never suffer from a sore back. (W. Meehan)
- (a) Cold tea (J. Monaghan)
(b) Wash a carrot, eat it raw, skins and all
(J. Sweeney) - Hold it in "boiling" potato water
(Th. Lacey) - (a) Gargle with salt and water
(P. McLoughlin)(b) Garlic. The skin of an eel (Foley)
(J. Harte) - (a) Place the hand in a swiftly flowing stream (v. Conolly)(b) Do (Beirne)
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- Beirne
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- V. Connolly
- (a) The sufferer came to a man who made "healing line" which is a plain piece of twine, which the man makes charms over. You bind it round the wrist and leave it there till cured. (Fr. Devins)(b) Let tap run over it. (M. Hunt)
