School: Sisters of Charity Convent N.S., Bealach an Doirín
- Location:
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Seosamh Ní Cheallaigh
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"bournac" to his corn. The "bournac" would eat the corn and in the morning the corn would be gone.
4 The seventh girl or boy in succession of a family had the cure for the ring worm.
5 If a father and mother of a family were of the same name their children had the cure for the mumps.
(a) 6 Cures for Hiccough When a person has a hiccough he should tickle the palm of his hand and it would go.
(b) It would be cured if he took deep breath.
(c) If somebody gave him a fright it would go
Kathleen Towey(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Towey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs J. Towey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doogary, Co. Roscommon