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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 323

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    of the rest separately at the stye at three different times.
    The cure of a sore throat is got from raw onions. The onions are cut up into a stocking at night. The stocking is then tied around the neck of the person whose throat is sore, and it is then cured.
    The head-fever is cured by a man named James Flynn who lives in Killmactranny, Ballyfarnon. He makes the cure by measuring the head of the person with a tape. If the length and breadth of the head are the same the person has the head-fever, but if they are not the same that person is not affected. He says certain prayers to cure the ailment.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrynadooey, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    71
    Address
    Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon