School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 02_009
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- 1. In the village of Killternan there dwelt a woman by the name of Mrs Loughnane. She had a charm for a "Cléithín".
The "cléithín" means the falling down of the chest. When the chest falls down it becomes a point at the bottom of the stomach and then the point presses in on the stomach.
To cure this disease the point must be brought out again.
It is cured by an oatmeal cake and a glass tumbler and a candle.
The patient eats a small slice of the oatmeal cake and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Fahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Galway
