School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)

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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   straw and bury it in the ground in the shape of a cross. According as the straw rots the warts will die

   Mrs Kehoe of Ballyoe cures this disease. To find out if the person has the sickness, she gets eamomilebeg a weed with a red blossom and puts it in a basin of water. she says a prayer and if froth comes on the water the person has the Manaereck .She makes the sign of the bross and the sick person does the same. She gives three spoonfuls of the water to drink and then makes the sign of the bross with the water on the palms of the hands, behind the ears, on the soles of the feet, on the lips and on the back of the neck. Then she gives a spoonful of Holy Water to drink.

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   Mrs Kehoe of Ballyoe cures this disease. To find out if the person has the sickness, she gets camomilebeg a weed with a red blossom and puts it in a basin of water. She says a prayer and if froth comes on the water the person has the Manaereck. She makes the Sign of the Cross and the sick person does the same. She gives three spoonfuls of the water to drink and then makes the Sign of the Cross with the water on the palms of the hands, behind the ears, on the soles of the feet, on the lips and on the back of the neck. Then she gives a spoonful of Holy Water to drink.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Prendergast

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Churchtown, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Mrs Rafter

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   80

   Address

   Churchtown, Co. Kildare