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School: Doire Leathan, Grange (roll number 14843)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 331

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    The ends of the first two candles burned in a corp's house are said to cure the Rose (Erysipelas).
    Some put a corpse's finger into their mouths to cure tooth-ache.
    There is an image of a face cut in a stone at the entrance to Cuíleóg's graveyard in Ballintrillick. Anyone who suffers from tooth-ache and rubs his face on this image is sure to be cured if he has the right faith in it.
    Old bones which also curse tooth-ache are to be found in the same place.
    A cure for the mumps is to put the ass's halter on the person and lead him into the pig-sty or bring him to the three mearing water
    Blue is used to cute the sing of a bee or a wasp.
    The hair of a dog is used to cure his bite.
    A curse for a corn is to rub washing soda on it.
    A cobweb cures a cut - stops the bleeding.
    I heard these from my father.
    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
    Máire Ní Shamhradhain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownamaddoo, Co. Sligo