School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)
- Location:
- Mullagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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- In every district there are a few people who can cure certain diseases.
I here give you a list of the diseases with their cures after them :- Consumption ; goat's breath is a cure for it ; Diarrhea ; sheeps milk is a cure for it. Craos galar ; a child that never saw his father can cure it to breathe on him for three mornings fasting ; Chin-Cough ; if you saw a man with a white horse going the road and ask him what would you give the child and whatever he would tell you is a sure sign that it would cure it ; Headache ; the blood that is spilt on St Martin's night is a cure for a pain in the head and also for a pain in the side. Toothache ; to go under a briar three times is a cure for it ; Warts ; to steal a piece of meat and hide it in the dung-pit and while the meat is rotting the wart is curing. Another cure is to rub water that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Dhomhnalláin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moyglass Beg, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Séamus Ó Lochlainn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moyglass Beg, Co. Clare
