School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- (continued from previous page)and tobaco and unsalted butter and rub it of the sore.
Chin cough.
The people long ago used to say if you saw a man passing in white horse and to ask him for a cure what ever he would tell you would be a cure for the Chin cough.
Headache.
To get your head measured or to spill cold water on your head.
Warts.
To get a snail and rub him of the warts and put him where he wont be seen again.
Sprains.
To get a spraining thread from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Caitlín Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Kate Hastings
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leenavesta, Co. Mayo
