School: St Columkille's, Aughnacliffe (roll number 14220)
- Location:
- Aghnacliff, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Eoghan Mac Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0762, Page 084
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- The seventh son has certain cures. He cures the running worm by rubbing the palm of his hand three times to the sore on Monday, Thursday and Monday. It is believed that no doctor can cure it.
If a person pulls a tooth out of a dead skull with his own teeth he will never have a toothache.
To cure a stye get nine gooseberry thorns point eight of them at the stye and throw away the ninth across the right shoulder.
When a thorn is taken out it should be pointed back at the hole, then chewed and thrown across the right shoulder. This prevents festering.
If the hair be cut on Holy Thursday there will be no pain in the head for twelve months.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cleenrah, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Cleenrah, Co. Longford
