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School: Glanworth (B.) (roll number 4837)

Location:
Gleannúir, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Liam Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 086

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    "Thrush"
    A person that never saw its father to keep it fasting for three mornings in succession, and to breed [breathe] into a child's mouth with the thrush it would cure the child.
    "Holy Wells"
    A well in Ballylegan, Glanworth, Co. Cork called "Tobar Caoc, is is said it would cure blind people long ago
    "Crawling"
    To put a child with the whooping cough under a donkey rearing a foal three times, it would cure the child.
    "Herbs"
    If St. John's weed was put under a cow with a bad udder on St. John's day, and make the sign of the cross with the weed it would cure the cow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Liagáin, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Mrs W. Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Baile an Liagáin, Co. Chorcaí