School: Droichead na Ceathramhna
- Location:
- Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: S. Pléimeann
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- The heart fever may be cured by eating a cup full of oatmeal and a cup full of salt nine times provided the person that has the cure of it has said certain words over each cup.
- Informant
- Patrick Bannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Fostragh, Co. Roscommon
- If a person has a sprained foot he may get it cured by a straining thread which is made by two men in this locality. Their names and addresses are John Milmoe, Killronan and John Regan, Aughoo. They have to make it on Mondays and Thursdays before the sun sets.(continues on next page)
