School: Lahinch (roll number 11591)

Location:
Lehinch, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Dónall Ó Ríordáin
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    The Cure for breast bone trouble. When a person is ailing, losing appetite and the Doctors cannot find out what is really wrong, that person goes and has his breast bone raised by a person who knows how to do it.

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    The cure for breast bone trouble. When a person is ailing, losing appetite and the Doctors cannot find out what is really wrong, that person goes and has his breast bone raised by a person who knows how to do it. The sick or ailing person is put into bed, and the person who is going to raise his breast bone puts a lighted candle on top of a penny which are both placed on the breast bone and covered over with a tumbler. If the breast bone is down the flesh raises up in the glass and catches a firm hold of the glass. The candle quenches and the bone rises gradually.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. fallen breastbone (~18)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael Finucane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Moymore South, Co. Clare