School: Moyrhee, Ruan
- Location:
- Moyree Commons, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Laoise de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 275
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- (continued from previous page)head (both ways). If the measurement's are unequal the head is supposed to be open. By measuring the head three times in this way, the head closes again and the person is relieved.
Craos Galar: A simple remedy is to get some person who has never seen his father to breathe three times into the child's mouth. This must be done when both are fasting and on three successive morning's. Another remedy not so commonly used, is to allow a gander to cackle into the child's mouth.
Ear Ache: Three drops of water dropped into the ear from the point of a reaping hook.
Bleeding from Surface Wounds: Cobwebs or fungus like mushrooms applied to part.
Warts. (a) Water that collects on curves of rocks, (b) fasting spittle, (c) Put a snail in a bush, and according as the snail dies the warts are supposed to melt away (d) Put stones in a paper - bag(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Considine
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moyree Commons, Co. Clare
