School: Mungraid (B.) Luimneach (roll number 14409)
- Location:
- Mungret, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Mrs B. Mulroy
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This must be done three mornings in succession.
4. Another is to get the thorn of a gooseberry bush and make the sign of the cross on it and then throw it over your right shoulder. This must be done (a) on two Thursdays and a Monday, or on two Mondays and a Thursday.
5. Last though not least to run your fasting spit to it every morning for three mornings in succession.
- Craos Galar
1. To cure Thrush or as the old people called it Craos Galar is to get posthumus child to come to the house fasting and breathe three times into the child's mouth.
2. Another cure is to bring in the gander and make him breathe three times into the sore child's mouth. Sore Throat
1. A good cure for a sore throat(continues on next page) - Informant
- Patrick Hartigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Clarina, Co. Limerick
