School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)
- Location:
- Athleague, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Máirtín
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- Long ago the people had all kinds of cures. At that time none of those medical cures were known St. Patricks lead was a cure for pocs. A snail cut up was a cure for a whittle, or a stone bruise. A foxes tongue took out a thorn, If a penny or key be put on a pers, back for a nose bleed it will stop the bleeding. The milk a ferrit leaves after him is a cure for the whooping cough. The seventh son and daughter can cure ring worm a terrible disease. if a piece of bacon be rubbed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Vera Mc Conn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athleague, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Owen Mc Conn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Athleague, Co. Roscommon