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   The only one that can cure ring-worm is the seventh son or daughter of a family. When the child is small a worm is put into it's hand, and then it can cure any person that has ring-worm. There are certain days for the person that has this disease to go for a cure, and there are certain prayers also.

   Cough.
   When people has a cough they boil garlic in milk, and then drink it hot.

   A cure to take out a thorn.
   If a person has a thorn in his hand or foot it cold be taken out easily with the tongue of a fox.

   

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   There are several ailments which affects human beings which may be cured by a charm or otherwise, such as the Rose, Head Fever, Yellow Jaundies, Fowl Mouth, Leicneach, Sprain, Ring worm, Wild Fire, Dust in the eye, Small tongue, Tape worm, Tinn cough, and Cancer in its first stage. James Malley Rathreedan Cower makes charmes for Rose, Head Tever and Sprain. Yellow Jandies

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Conrecode

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   James Conrecode

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rathreedaun, Co. Mayo