School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- When there are seven sons in a family one after the other with no girl in between them, when the seventh son is born they put a worm into his hand and leave it there until it dies, and then he can cure the ringworm after.
Any perosn with ring worm on them gets the chute from the seventh son and when he rubs his hand three days Monday, Thursday, and Monday on the sore it goes away.
At the present day its only five men thats living in the Parish there names are:
Martin Farrell,
Steelaun,
Carrowmore,
Lacken,
Ballina,
Co Mayo.
James Horan,
Far Ross,
Killala,
Co Mayo.
Joe Lynn,
Cortton, Killala,
Ballina, Co Mayo.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Forde
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo