School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach
- Location:
- Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: -
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- In my district the people have a cure for practically every physical defect that may occur on a person.
The cure for Neuralgia is to smoke tobacco every hour during the day and he who does so is quite well again on the following day.
If a person cuts his finger he puts a cobweb on it. Many people think that the dirt that is in the cobweb affects the cut.
If a person has a boil the cure is to apply a plaster of Comfrey root to it. This sticks on it(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridgie Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Canbrack, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Canbrack, Co. Mayo