School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)
- Location:
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 525
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- (continued from previous page)If a person has ring-worm and if another person made the sign of the cross three times with a marriage ring around the ring-worm, the ring-worm will not spread any further but wither.If a child that has a chin-cough drinks a ferrets leaving of milk it will get better.There was a woman whose name was Kitty the Gabh. She said that she had the special virtue of taking dirt out of a man's eye without him being near her. She would go into a dark room with a boul of clean water and say certain prayers, and when she'd come out, she would show you the bit of dirt.If a person is inclined to get colds often they should steep red flannel in castor-oil, and put it on their chest for a few months they will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bernadette O' Quigley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr J. O' Quigley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Mayo
