School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)
- Location:
- Cloonanure, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Háinlighe
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- (continued from previous page)thrush by breathing into the mouth of the person affected. Some people say that this cure has to be effected on Mondays and Thursdays.
Garlic is supposed to be a great cure for a cough
Planton leaf made into a poultice is a well known cure for a sore on one's shin.
For a stye on the eye thorns of a gooseberry bush are used. Ten are got and nine of them are pointed towards the stye and the person says, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen The last thorn is then thrown away. This is done every day until all the thorns are thrown away.
Certain herbs growing along(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick A. O' Callaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- John Murray
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Sligo