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School: An Gleann (roll number 14113)

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Glen, Co. Sligo
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Proinnsias Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 256

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    comes inside in the mouth. At first it appears like a pimple and after a while the mouth gets inflamed. The child that did not see his father has the cure of it. Della Reilly has the cure of it. She blows three time on the child’s mouth and says some prayers while doing so. It has to be done on Mondays and Thursdays and has to be done three times before it goes away.
    Whooping - cough.
    It is a disease with young children. If a ferret’s leavings is given to the child it will be cured.
    Sore eyes.
    A little pimple comes on the eyes first. After a while it gets inflamed. When you notice it first if you get ten gooseberry thorns and point nine of them to your eyes and throw away the other one you will be cured.
    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
    Maureen Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doongelagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    James Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Doongelagh, Co. Sligo