School: Shannow
- Location:
- Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: B. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 262
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There is a cure for the tooth-ache and this is the prayer that is recited. "St Peter sat on a marble stone. Our Saviour came to him all alone. And He says "Peter what causes your head to ache" He answered and said, its the tooth-ache. "Peter then come with me and from that tooth-ache you shall be free."
Slanlus is a good cure for a fresh wound.
If any body licks a man-keeper they have the cure of a burn.
If you had a pain in your side, lift a stone off the road, and spit in under it and put it back on the road without bending your knees, it will cure the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat Mc Entee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killoughter, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Dan Mc Entee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Killoughter, Co. Cavan
