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The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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  1. The Seventh Daughter - Cure for Thrush

    CBÉS 0460

    Catherine Sullivan

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    “Everybody knows the sure for the croas galar is the gander;s bill into the mouth nine mornings (both fasting) and fir the whooping cough the ferret's leavings.”

    CBÉS 0464

    Eibhlín Bean Uí Shúilleabháin

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  3. Craos Galair

    CBÉS 0477

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  4. Craosghalar

    CBÉS 0487

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    “The Dandelion is used for curing thrush...”

    CBÉS 0491

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  6. Local Cures - Thrush

    CBÉS 0525

    John Creed

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  7. Leigheasanna - Craosghalar

    CBÉS 0598

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  8. Local Cures - Cure for "Craos Galar"

    CBÉS 0600

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  9. Cure for Craos-Ghalar

    CBÉS 0622

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    “The "Craos Ghalar" as it is called is a disease of the throat the cure for which belongs to the seventh son in a family...”

    CBÉS 0622

    Pat Mc Kenzie

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    “The "Craos Ghalar" as it is called is a disease of the throat the cure for which belongs to the seventh son in a family...”

    CBÉS 0622

    Pat Mc Kenzie

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  12. Dirty Mouth (Or Thrush)

    CBÉS 0661

    Brendan Martin, T. Mc Court

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    “A person who had never seen his father is said to be able to cure the foul-mouth, also two people of the same name who are married.”

    CBÉS 0676

    Kitty Halpin

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  14. Cures - Sore Mouth

    CBÉS 0682

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    “Peter McDonald and Joe Hoey have the cure of the "dirty mouth".”

    CBÉS 0686

    Alphonsus G. O' Kelly, John Byrd

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  16. Cure for the Dirty Mouth

    CBÉS 0686

    Florence Kavanagh, Mrs C. Kavanagh

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  17. The Cure of the Thrush

    CBÉS 0692

    Margaret Duffy, Rosaleen Hughes

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  18. The Foul Mouth

    CBÉS 0700

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  19. Thrush

    CBÉS 0700

    Pilib Mach Niocaill

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  20. Dirty Mouth

    CBÉS 0700

    Mrs Mc Allen

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