School: Creach na mBearna
- Location:
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Breathnach
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at the hour the water was lifted for them though they themselves did not know anything of it.
Dropsy. The man who cures Dropsy does so by medicine. Last year 1937 he cured a doctor, who came home from Dublin, to die., as his case was pronounced hopeless and incurable. He is now going his rounds attending patients.
I do not wish to write names into this account but I can supply them if required and if I am within my rights in doing so.
Ringworm, is cured by two persons here, who are seventh sons. They place the right hand on the sore and say some prayer. This is also a Monday and Thursday cure. I can vouch for it that it cures to. There was a woman in this place who used to cure Ringworm by herbs. She died thirteen(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Guihen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrinisky, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Christie
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Arigna, Co. Roscommon
