School: Radharc an Locha (roll number 13639)
- Location:
- Aghamore Near, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Chaomhánaigh
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A foul mouth. 1. A posthumous child blows his breath on the person.
2. Or an old woman with no teeth blows her breath three times on the person before her breakfast.
Ringworm. The seventh son or daughter in a family is said to have the cure for ringworm.
Rheumatism. A bathe in nettle water.
Diabetes. Steam water cress that grows on a river of spring water and eat it.
Kidney trouble. Boil a certain white on sweet milk and drink the milk.
Erysipelas. A green leaf ground up with butter and rubbed in three times.
A sprained foot. Certain threads are supposed to be got in Killery graveyard. Five other threads are to be left in their place. Tie one thread on the foot and when that one is gone put on another until they are all gone. Some people are said to have the power to making such threads. Certain prayers are to be said while knotting the threads together.
Burns. Lick a mankeeper and then lick the burn.
A bad cut. Say a certain amount of prayers and the cut will get better.
'A bit of moss' applied to the wound.
Warts. Take a blade of grass forevery wart and put a knot on each while putting on the knot make the Sign of the Cross. Then bury the grass and when the grass rots the warts disappear.
