School: Mullach na Sídhe (C.) (roll number 15426)
- Location:
- Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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Sore Mouth A child that has never seen his father that has the cure. When a person goes for the cure the one that has it blows his breath into the other one's mouth and he has to do that a few times and then they sore will go.
Sore eye Take a snail and rub him of your eye and the sore will go
Ring Worm No one can have the cure for the ring worm except there are seven sons born one after the other. When the person is curing the ring worm, he does make the sign of the cross over where the ring worm is and while doing so say some prayers and the wring worm will heal up after that
Bad Lungs Drink Buttermilk
