School: Baile Meadhonach (roll number 10675)
- Location:
- Ballymanagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Micheal Ó Raghallaigh
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- Whooping
There were numerous cures for this ailment in this district. One of them is to get a red ribbon from the patients God-father, and a piece of the God-mother's hair, and tie it around the patient's neck. Another cure was to boil a porcupine and to give the soup of it to the patient. Warts
The local cure for warts was to steal a piece of meat from a neighbour. Rub it on the wart, and stick it on a bush, and while the meat would be decaying, the wart would be decaying. Another cure was to wash it in a hole of water(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Hynes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Colesgrove, Co. Galway
- Informant
- James Hynes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Colesgrove, Co. Galway