School: Béal an Átha Móir (C.) (roll number 13614)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: An tSr. Áthracht
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- (continued from previous page)him the person has to drink it.4. The cure for wildfire is to rub anything gold to it and make the sign of the Cross on it.5. Cure for a burn is to rub soap or soda and lime water.6. Cure for a sty in the eye is to get ten gooseberry thorns and throw away nine of them and point the tenth one to the sty, this has to be done every Monday and Thursday for four days.7. Cure for sprain is to rub the part that is sprained very hard and say prayers over it every Monday and Thursday for three days.8. Cure for corns is to boil ivy leaves and unsalted butter and put the juice that is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Muldoon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Kiltybardan, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Patrick Muldoon
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Kiltybardan, Co. Leitrim