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School: Sean-Bhaile Mór (roll number 15817)

Location:
Shanballymore, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 189

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    (continued from previous page)
    where the counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon met. Water from this place was used in recent times to cure diseases of the skin.
    Burns
    Slánlus chopped up and boiled with lard was a cure for burns.
    Ringworm
    To cure ringworm a copper coin is placed in a tumbler which is then half filled with vinegar. The affected part is rubbed gently with this liquid many times. This treatment is said to prevent the spread of the disease and the ringworm disappears altogether, after about seven days.
    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 O' Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Dunmore, Co. Galway
    Informant
    various old people in the district