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School: Coill Sailighe (roll number 4855)

Location:
Kilsallagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Ghiobáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 229

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  1. The Cléithín

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    The cléithín is the spool of a person's breast fallen down. The way it is lifted is to make an oatmeal cake the breadth of the mouth of a glass. Leave it on the breast and leave the glass on the person's breast. If the spool of the person's breast is down it will stick on to the glass and keep pulling it up until it has the spool of the breast lifted. Then it is cured. If the spool of the breast is not down it will not stick to the glass.
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  2. The Cléithín

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. fallen breastbone (~18)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie O Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinknock, Co. Mayo