School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)
- Location:
- Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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- Local Cures The seventh son or daughter has a cure for ringworm if a worm is put on the child’s hand when they are born. If they take a worm in their hand it will die.Whooping Cough
Any food that a ferret leaves after him is a cure for whooping-cough. If a man and woman of the same name get married and a person that has the whooping-cough eats or drinks anything they leave after them they will get cured.A Tooth-ache
If a person has a tooth-ache a cure is to bring a tooth from the grave-yard and put it on the tooth. A Sprain
A cure for a sprained ankle is to get a thread from a weaver and leave it on his or her ankle. A Burn
If a person that has licked a lizard licks a burn it will prevent(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Pollymount, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Flannery
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Pollymount, Co. Roscommon