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School: Lios Dubh (C.)

Location:
Lisduff, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 316

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    Toothache. A horse’s tooth put into the mouth of the person suffering from a toothache has the power to cure the toothache. A small live frog put in the mouth also cures it. The finger of a dead man is another cure. [If the sign of the cross is made with dead child’s hand that person will never get another toothache].
    If the sign of the cross is made on the cheeks of any person with a dead childs hand, that person will never get a toothache.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Annie J. Lavin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pollronahan More, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Andrew Carney
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male