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School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)

Location:
Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 315

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    it with oatmeal patting it neatly overhead with a knife. Then he put a very fine linen cloth over the tumbler holding it firmly with his hand. Then he rubbed all around the persons heart who was effected saying some prayers whilst he did it. Then taking off the cloth from the tumbler he would know bad the person was by the amount of meal that was missing from the tumbler. He made a little oaten cake from the meal that was left, and the effected person had to eat it. He could not make this cure
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Collis
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Collis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonacurra, Co. Sligo