School: Sean Bhaile Árd (roll number 14663)
- Location:
- Shanballard, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 331
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- (continued from previous page)The stone should be met by accident otherwise the wart will not be cured. There is also a more scientific cure which is well known, that is dipping the wart in iodine mixed with luke-warm water.A sore back:
Garlic boiled in water and rubbed on the sore part is believed to be very effective.A toothache:
Toothache is a very painful ailment and the smoking of a pipe to kill the nerve is a cure which is believed effective though not ofteh resorted to.Ringworm:
If the seventh son of a family with no girl intervening touches the sore with his finger he will cure it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Arabella Melody
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clooncah, Co. Galway
- Collector
- Maud Melody
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clooncah, Co. Galway
- Collector
- Michael Hurley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clooncah, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Melody
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clooncah, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Peter Hurley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clooncah, Co. Galway
