School: Coill Mhór (roll number 16780)
- Location:
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Ua Claidhimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123, Page 41
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- (continued from previous page)said to be a cure. It is boiled in pure spring water. The herb is then thrown away and the water is mixed with unsalted butter which is said to be a cure. If a person had a very severe pain in his head there is a cure for him. It is to dip his middle finger in brandy and rub it to his forehead three times and the pain goes. Some people used to get a gooseberry bramble and they used to pick twelve thorns out of it. Then they used to make the sign of the cross on the sore eye of the person and it used not be long until the eye used to be cured. Long ago if a person would be vomiting they used to put a hard boiled egg to the stomach of the person and it stops the vomiting. There used also to be a cure for the chin cough. It is to get asses milk and to drink it or to get three spoonfuls of water out of a trout's mouth and to drink it. Another cure for the (cure) for the chin cough is if you meet a man riding on a white horse and ask for a cure of him(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Jim Heaney
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Cuillaun, Co. Mayo
