School: Scairt (C.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4127)
- Location:
- Scart, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs R. Eager
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- (continued from previous page)a hare's leg in your pocket.
The seventh son in a family was supposed the have a gift of curing by secret means, various diseases. I heard of a seventh son who could cure cows of any illness without practising to be a Vet.
There is a well in Mr. Dwane's land, known as St. Jeffery's. People with bad eye-sight are supposed to have been cured there. - In years gone by people had to rely on cures to ease their ailments because doctors were few and medicine was expensive.
For measles they skinned a dead mouse and boiled him in milk. When it was boiled, they strained(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peggie Ní Iarlaithe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Mrs Nelly Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Meadstown, Co. Cork