School: Tamhnach, Inis

Location:
Toonagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Gordún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 136

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 136

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    Burn: If you were scalded with hot water and if you sucked a lizard you should be cured
    Cold: If you had a bad cold and to get up early in the morning and go to a spring well and drink a cup of water and sun home again you would be cured in a short time. If you had sore eyes and go to a blessed well up Dysart, or over Magowns if you saw and eel in it you would be cured.
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  2. Burn: If you were scalded with hot water and if you sucked a lizard you would be cured
    Cold: If you had a bad cold and get up early in the morning and go to a spring well and drink a cup of water and sun home again you would be cured in a short time. If you had sore eyes and to go to a blessed well in Dysart, or over in Magrowna if you saw an eel in it you would be cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Caherclanchy, Co. Clare
    Informant
    James Whelan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Caherclanchy, Co. Clare