School: Gleannóg, Malla (roll number 9448)
- Location:
- Glannoge, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs K. Barrow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0363, Page 100
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- Many people in this district had and have cures.
At the present day Mr. Dellioury of Castlemagner has a certain cure for ring-worm. He never gives the prescription but a case has never known to fail him.
Most people grow a herb known as house leek on the thatched roofs of their dwelling houses or out-houses. It is supposed to cure a back-ache when boiled and applied to the back.
Both wells in the parish are visited to cure ailments.
Mrs Sullivan Shanavoher who is a Callaghan lady from Gloundine says her own grand-father was the possessor of v. many cures. Thousands of people came to him with various ailments - he was the seventh son(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mrs K. Barrow
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Mrs Ellen Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanavoher, Co. Cork
