School: Tisrara (C.) (roll number 14930)
- Location:
- Four Roads, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhlaithbheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 422
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- It was believed long ago that the water which cools the irons in the forge would cure a toothache. You would have to drink a small cup of it.
I often heard that the milk left behind by a ferret would cure the whooping cough.
A seventh son or daughter can cure ringworm if there is a worm put in their hands when they are born.
People said that if you put wool of a black sheep in your ear you will never get a pain in it.
- Collector
- Mary Lawlor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tibarney, Co. Roscommon
