School: Enfield
- Location:
- Enfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Dhomhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0246, Page 033
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- The seventh son that is born, if there are no daughters between is called a "doctor", or the seventh daughter, born without a son between is also called "a doctor". If you have ring-worm and get the seventh son or daughter to leave his or her hand on the spot where the worm is it will die and the person gets quite cured.
- For a a sore throat, white wine vinegar with candy dissolved in it was used as a gargle, and was considered a good cure.
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- Collector
- John Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Knockalaghta (Wills), Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- John Callaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Bohagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- James Farrell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Knockalaghta (Wills), Co. Roscommon
