School: Clochar na Trócaire (Maothal) (roll number 13770)

Location:
Mohill, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
An tSr. Mícheal le Muire
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    have the cure of a burnon your tongue ever afterwards.
    The Salver of maiden their and unsalted butter fried together and strained will cure a burn.
    The cure of a heart ache is ....
    Their patient comes fasting to their house of their man or women who makes the cure. First the man or women puts eaten meal into a curfer holds it over the patients heart and repeats special prayers.
    This is done for nine mornings and some of the eaten meal is supposed to dissapear out of there cufr if the patient has
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Cáit Ní Gallcobair
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Occupation
    Siopadóir
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim