School: Keelogues (roll number 13183)
- Location:
- Keeloges New, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Cheallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)the people used to come there, and leave butter beside the well, and then perform a station, and when the butter disappeared, the cattle got better.
In olden times, the people also used charms and cures, such as measuring the head to cure a headache. If there are seven sons in a family, the seventh son can cure ringworm. A child suffering from whooping cough is sometimes swung under an ass to cure it. It is said that if a person has a wart and if he finds a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Danganmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Danganmore, Co. Mayo