School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)
- Location:
- Irishtown, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Manus
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- The cure the people had for toothache was limestone and sut.
The white of an egg was supposed to cure thrush.
The food left behind by a ferret was to cure chin cough.
The people used to go to a holy well to cure sore eyes.
Warts was cured by washing them in a flash of water upon a stone or rock.
A child born after his fathers death as supposed to have cures such as healing boils.
The seventh son or daughter was also supposed(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Kate Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doonmacreena, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Kilgarriff
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doonmacreena, Co. Mayo