School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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- Local CuresCures were handed down to us by tradition from our forefathers. Long ago there were very few doctors to be found anywhere so the most of the people knew a few cures of their own.Some people say that if you have a wart a good cure is to steal a slice of fat bacon and rub it over the wart three times and hide the bacon it would get better.I often heard people say that if you got a cut on your hand a good cure is to put a cobweb over the cut and it would get better. Other people say that if a person has ring worm a good cure is to get a gold ring and put it on the ring worm and it would get better.Told by
Joe Kilalea
River Street- Informant
- Joe Kilalea
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- River Street, Co. Galway