School: Laragh
- Location:
- Laragh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 093
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- Tom Reilly, Inohercron, Kingscourt, Co Cavan has the cure for a sprain. It was handed down from one person in his family to another. He says prayers over the sprain.
Frank Rodgers, a mendicant, had the cure of toothache.
"Pull ten gooseberry thorns, rub nine of them to the eye for three successive mornings, and throw the tenth one away" is the cure for a stye.
John Tierney, Coroneary, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan had the cure of the "dirty mouth". He was a posthumous child. He breathed into the patients ear for three successive mornings, whilst fasting.
George Pringle, Tierworker, Co Meath, had the cure of jaundice.
.................................... Kingscourt, Co Cavan could stop a bleeding by saying certain prayers. He got the cure from his father.
Bernard Fleming, Condagh, Kingscourt, Co Cavan has the cure of a sprain. He visits the patients house and rubs his hand three times on the affected part and says some prayers
- Informant
- Philip Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Mohercrom, Co. Cavan
