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School: Breac-Cluain (roll number 4796)

Location:
Brackloon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 450

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    of the body.
    If you get water in a hole in a rock people say it will cure warts.
    The seventh son, if he never saw his father, can cure a sore throat and ring-worm.
    If you steal a piece of bacon and bury it, it will cure warts also.
    If you have a sore on your lip, and you make the sign of the cross with a gold ring on it, it will cure it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Heraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brackloon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Owenwee, Co. Mayo