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School: Cúl Umha (Cailíní)

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Cooloo, Co. Galway
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Bríd Ní Mhurchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 314

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    If a person had a toothache and to say three hail Marys. The first new moon they would see they would be cured. If a child had the whooping cough and to ask the ride of a white horse for a cure what ever he say to give to the invalid and would be cured. Another cure for the whooping cough was to give warm milk to a ferret and all he would after him to give to the person who had the whooping cough and they would be cured.
    If a person had pimples and to spit outside the door for nine mornings and then to rub it on the pimples they would be cured.
    If you had a pain in your side and to get the top of Hax and put it against your side and say the following prayer:
    Bean mian ag fear borb
    Agus mac Dé ina luighe san codhladh.
    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
    Tréasa Ní Dhonnchada
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Elmhill, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Donohue
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Elmhill, Co. Galway