School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)

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1. Cures Attributed to Certain Families

   

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   There is a rash called "wild fire" and if this forms an unbroken circle round the body it is said death is certain. To prevent this two people necessarily Cahills by name pricked their fingers or any other part of their bodies. The blood was mixed and put on the rash which was in due time cured. I know a lady, Miss Annie Grattan, Galway who was thus cured.

   

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2. Cures Attributed to Certain Families

   

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   For ringworm an ancient cure was to get a drop of blood of amy person named "Keogh" and rub it on the sore.

   

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   Miss Margaret Bray a native of Borahan has a very good cure for wild fire. She says some prescribed prayer's and sprinkles water all over the sufferer. The water that remains in the vessel, she puts in the fire and says three times "I am sure water quenches fire". "I know water quenches fire and I am certain water quenches fire". This is certainly a good cure as my brother Eamon Costigan was cured in 1929 when he went under this process for three mornings.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Sadie Costigan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   17