School: Béal Átha Lúibe, Cahir (roll number 9856)
- Location:
- Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mícheál Ceitinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 222
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- 1. The cure of “Wild fire” by the application of blood of a member of the Cahill family
2. The cure of a sore mouth (Salach ar béal) by a posthumous child, by breathing on it.
3. A curse for scurvy - a kind of grass picked on the mountain side (scurvy - grass) pressed to extract the juice and diluted with water. The extract is then flavored with stout and taken as medicine.
4. There is a “blessed stone” in the townland of Curraghmore and the water contained in the hollow of this stone is believed to contain a cure for warts, sore eyes &c.
5. Pharsy in horses cured by men in the district by the aid of charms
6. A cure for Whooping Cough - a drink of asses’ milk and the child to be passed between the front and hind legs of the animal. The “ceremony” is taken place before dawn.
7. A cure for toothache - the jawbone of a hedgehog sewn into the clothing of the person suffering
8. A silk ribbon or handkerchief place outside on a bush on St. Brigid’s day is supposed to be a cure for a headache. The ribbon is called a Brat Brighide(continues on next page)
- Informant
- M.F. Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary
