School: An Clochar, Cúil Mhaoile

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Collooney, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An tSr. Teresita
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    and whatever was left was given to the person. They also took Ass'es milk.
    Ring-worm:- A seventh son or daughter has the cure if a worm was placed on their hand when they were born.
    Foul-mouth.= One who never saw their father cures the person if they blow their breath on him three times.
    Swelling = People used to roast chicken weed and put it to the swelling.
    Measles = People went under an ass foal that was never ridden on
    Warts = People got a black snail and rubbed it on the wart and then put it on a black-thorn bush and if the worm died the wart died.
    Colds = People got linseed oil as a poultice and they got carigeen moss and boiled it and drank it.
    Sprains = People went to Collery graveyard near Dromahair and brought a thread with them and left it on the stone and took another one instead and rubbed it on the sprain and tied it until it fell off.
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