School: Urlár
- Location:
- Urlaur, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0113, Page 349
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- The seventh son, of the seventh son, of the seventh son had the [?] of foretelling the future. The seventh son had the cure of ring-worm. The left hind leg of a rabbit was considered to be a good luck charm. An oatmeal-cake made with potatoes flour and
oat-meal was placed on the breast and inserted into it was Rush Candles dipped in grease over that was placed an inverted half pint glass after the candles were lighted as a cure for Clayheen. Felloon is supposed to be a running sore which doctors did not seem to understand or cure long ago and at that time old people used the Glosehull as a cure, and to prepare it for that use, they boil it in water. Having done so they put it away to cool and by then the substance has frozen and formed a white ointment which they rub on to the sore with a light bandage on the affected part. The herb is when growing forms(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Tiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonfeaghra, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James Tiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonfeaghra, Co. Mayo
