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School: Fíodhnach (roll number 15194)

Location:
Fenagh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Rinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0212, Page 242

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    then she puts a cover over it and prays when she takes the cover off if the meal is gone to one side. They say that is the worms at your heart that have eaten it. Then she gives the rest of it to you to make a cake. She makes the cure of the pain in the head between noon and sunset. She makes it by putting on a band on your head. If the band tightens your head is bad and when it is loosening your head is getting better.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lissagarvan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Honoria Mulvey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    86
    Address
    Costrea, Co. Leitrim