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School: Cluain Fraoich

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Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 344

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    Ringworm: In a family where there are seven sons born one after the other, with out a girl coming between the seventh son has a cure for ringworm.
    Evil: Where there are eight sons born consecutively the eight son has a cure for evil.
    Foul Mouth: A child born after its fathers death the child has a cure for foul mouth.
    A bite from a mad dog: In the north of Ireland there are people who have a cure for the bite from a mad dog. They bring you in on a lake in a boat. What ever words they say. You can see the dog in the water, if you don't see the dog there is no cure.
    For cuts and sores: There is a cure for cuts and
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    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
    Micky Neary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sroove, Co. Roscommon