School: Trian na gCléireach
- Location:
- Treannagleragh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0118, Page 117
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- The seventh son of a family is supposed to be able to cure ring-worm by rubbing his hand on the person.
The "magic thorn" was a thorn off a black thorn bush and it was supposed to be able to cure a sty in a person eye by letting the sty with the thorn.
The water of a steam which separates three holdings of land will cure bites carbuncles etc. if the person washes himself in the water.
A person who never saw his father is supposed to be able to cure a child with a sore mouth by blowing into its mouth.
If a person meets a man on the road with a white horse and asks him for a cure cough and whatever cure the man gives it is said to be able to cure the child immediately.
If a person sprained his ankle he should go to a weaver and stand at the door and not ask for anything and if the weaver should(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Norah Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownteeaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs P. Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownteeaun, Co. Mayo
