School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 409
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- (continued from previous page)put an ass's halter round your neck and lead you across the mearning of the three townlands. The cure for the pain in the head is to smell peppermint three times then lick it and burn it. The cure for corns is castor oil.
Michel Creegan Drumkeerin had the cure of the strain. He used to pray over a thread. A cure for warts is to rub a black snail to them but you are not to be looking for him or it is no good. Stick him on a thorn and when he is withering the warts are withering.
- There was a man named James Garvy who lived in an old house in Drummon. He used to make the cure of the running sores. Rose McManus makes the cure of the strain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maria Ginty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Ginty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 68
