School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gort an Bheithe, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- (continued from previous page)wet it, break a few grains of sugar and mix them together and put it on the sore.
A bow with the murrain, to giver her strong tea
A bhitcken with the pluch, to put thre blast of milk over in his throat
a prayer for stopping blood, our Lord was born on Christmas day in a stable at Bethlehem, Baptised in the river garden by John as the water stood still so may the blood stand still.
To keep away from teethaches, say Peter sat on a marble stone our Lord passed by and saw him alone, what aid you Peter toothache my Lord Rise come along and thou shall be cured.
- Collector
- Sighle Ní Chorra
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Corry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Doire Fada, Co. an Chláir
