School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 16_033
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- Craos Carbadh
When a child has Thrush the Mother gets a pure white gander and puts its beak into the childs mouth and makes it squeel three times. It is said to make it better.
Rose noble
There is a certain herb growing and the name of it is Rose noble The people boil itself and butter and tobacco and then Strain it.
Chincough
When a person has the chincough a person out of the house asks a man with a white horse for a cure(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Raghallaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Laghta Oughter, Co. Mayo
