School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 464
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- Ringworm.
The seventh son or daughter of a faimly can cure the disease called ringworm, if a worm is put in their hand before they are baptized.
Yellow-Jandies.
There is a herb that grows in the bogs and rough places that cures yellow jandies when it is boiled in newmilk.
Sprains.
Some of the old people make spraining threads and when they are on the sore a certain length of time they disappear, and they are never seen again.
Rheumatsim.
Paraffin oil is a cure for rheumatism
Head-Fever.
Charms are made for Headfever.
Mumps.
A cure for Mumps is to paint the neck with Iodine.
Whooping Cough.
A cure for Whooping Cough is to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Marion Sarsfield
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mary Carrabine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathreedaun, Co. Mayo
