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School: Slattagh (roll number 13879)

Location:
Moher, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Brian Ó Baoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0256, Page 088

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    Local Cures.
    A certain holy well in this district, which by visiting it before sunrise a cure for an upset stomach is available by just drinking some of the water. A very prominent cure for chin-cough is to put the affected person out between a donkey's legs three times in honour of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. A seventh daughter or son has the cure of "ring worm." After the baby is born some person takes a worm and lets it die in the child's hand, and after that when a worm is left in the palm of that child he immediately dies.
    If a person milks your cow on May morning then your cow loses her milk for that year, and the person's cow increases her milk for that year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    L. Neary
    Address
    Slattagh Beg, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    M. Neary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Slattagh Beg, Co. Roscommon