School: Béal Átha Gearr
- Location:
- Béal Átha Ghártha, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Labhrás Ó Síoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0185
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- i) Gooseberry thorns pointed at an eye on which there is a stye nine times on Monday and Thursday will cure the stye.ii) If a child had the whooping cough and his mother to go out before a man that was driving a white horse and ask him for a cure for the whooping cough what he would suggest no matter how simple it would cure the whooping cough.iii) Gold left against ringworm is said to cure it after three days.iiii) When the crib is erected if the straw is taken from the little cradle on which the statue is laid it is said that the straw will cure certain diseases.
- Collector
- Caitilín Ní Chuinn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Baile na Cora (Davies), Co. na Gaillimhe
- i) A sore throat was cured by browning coarse salt on a hot griddle and putting it between(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ni Dhálaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile an Leasa, Co. na Gaillimhe
