School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)
- Location:
- Dromore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Catháin
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- (continued from previous page)Foul mouth
Any person who never saw his father has the cure of the foul-mouth.Warts
If a person has warts he steals a bit of meat and hides it in a dunghill. When the meat rots the warts rot also.
(2) If a person finds a snail and puts him under a tree the wart will disappear when the snail rots.
(3) If a person finds water in a stone and makes the sign of the cross on the wart three times until the water it will dissapear on the third day.Cuts
If a person has a cut on his hand or foot and washes it with salt - water and ties a piece of wax - end round it will heal.Bad - Nerves
A very good cure for bad - nerves is to take while fasting the juice of a dandelion which is allowed to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mick Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Christy Taylor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Dromore West, Co. Sligo
