School: Carra
- Location:
- Carha, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P. Ó Tonra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 470
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- (continued from previous page)The only one that can cure ring-worm is the seventh son or daughter of a family. When the child is small a worm is put into it's hand, and then it can cure any person that has ring-worm. There are certain days for the person that has this disease to go for a cure, and there are certain prayers also.Cough.
When people has a cough they boil garlic in milk, and then drink it hot.A cure to take out a thorn.
If a person has a thorn in his hand or foot it cold be taken out easily with the tongue of a fox.
- There are several ailments which affects human beings which may be cured by a charm or otherwise, such as the Rose, Head Fever, Yellow Jaundies, Fowl Mouth, Leicneach, Sprain, Ring worm, Wild Fire, Dust in the eye, Small tongue, Tape worm, Tinn cough, and Cancer in its first stage.
James Malley Rathreedan Cower makes charmes for Rose, Head Tever and Sprain.Yellow Jandies(continues on next page) - Collector
- Margaret Conrecode
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Conrecode
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathreedaun, Co. Mayo
