School: Sisters of Charity Convent N.S., Bealach an Doirín
- Location:
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Seosamh Ní Cheallaigh
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The Cures
1. (a) For Tooth Ache Long ago if a person had a tooth ache he would fill his mouth with milk. Then he would keep hitting his head against the wall till it would be made into butter-milk. His tooth ache would then go.
)b) If a person got a ring as a present from a woman whose name was Mary while he had a toothache he would be cured of his pain.
2. For a Head Ache If a person had a head ache long ago he would get his head measured and it sent his head ache away.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Towey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs J. Towey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doogary, Co. Roscommon