School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)
- Location:
- Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Módhráin
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- (continued from previous page)Hence the place is called Suidhe Finn or Seefin. The track of his fingers are still to be seen on the rock.
- The cure for a sore throat is to put hot salt into a stocking and tie it round your neck.The cure for a (wh) whittle in your finger is sugar and soap mixed together. The cure for the whooping cough is if you meet a man with a white horse and to ask him has he any cure for the whooping and whatever he tells you is the cure. The cure for a sore(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Criss Brennan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Ballybackagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybackagh, Co. Mayo