School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

Location:
Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 324

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  1. 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.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 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.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brian Gildea
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreenine, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    37
    Address
    Aghoo, Co. Roscommon