School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

Location:
Carlanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Géibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 032

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 032

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    their father and have to breath on him.
    When your legs go asleep spit on them
    Cure for ring worm is to rub clay to it and say "as I am clay so you are clay."
    A roasted onion is the cure for a pain in your ear.
    The cure to take out a thorn is to rub it with a fose's tongue and it will draw it out.
    The cure for a pain in your back is the person that has the cure of it to walk on your back three time and to say the Hail Mary three times.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English