School: Lios an Uisce (roll number 15647)
- Location:
- Lissinisk, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máighréad Ní Chárthaigh
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- There are many cures to be got in Ireland. Charles Martin cures for the ring worm. He makes a circle round the affected with ink, and say special prayers. He does all this in private. Mrs MacMullan cures for cyrsyplis. She makes up a plaster of butter and herbs.
Patrick MacBride rubs for a sprain, he rubs three times on the ground and then rubs on the sprain and says some prayers. He does all this after sunset. John Kelly cures for a burn. He licks it with his tongue. Mary Mac Laughlin measures for the heart fever. She measures with linen cord and a brown ribbon. Robert Donnell cures for the evil. He gives a plaster of herbs. Susan Keeffe cures for the whitlow. She gives a plaster of herbs, which is appliled to(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patricia Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Convoy Townparks, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Convoy Townparks, Co. Donegal