School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)
- Location:
- Gortnasillagh East, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Mc Loughlin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 079
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- 1. Mumps.
Any child that its parents bear the same name has the cure of the mumps.
2. Head-ache or head-fever.
A woman in Gluckaun cures head-fever by measuring the head and by saying some prayers; she has the cure of the heart fever also.
3. Foul mouth.
A child that never saw its dead father has the cure of the foul-mouth. Maureen Harkin has this cure.
4. Tooth-ache.
A cure for tooth-ache is something is written on paper and no one can read it except the person that writes it. Joseph Gallagher, Selton Drumkeeran has this cure.
5. Ring-worm.
The seventh son or daughter in succession of a family has the cure of the ring-worm. The disease is cured by rubbing the hand on the sore.
6. Hydrophobia.
A man named Mr Govern who lives in Glengevlin Co. Cavan has the cure of hydrophobia. The cure is in his family and in his family alone.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Rogan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Letter, Co. Leitrim
