School: Cill Mháille (C.), Inis (roll number 14469)

Location:
Kilmaley, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Asaoid
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    The Walshe's have a cure for stopping blood.
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    Pat Hanrahan of Drimathey ,Kilamley had a charm for a sprain.He used to get a dog -brier ,and cut it in two with a knife.Then he said a prayer .Two people would hold each part of the brier.When he was saying the prayer they could not hold the brier as the two parts would bend in,and join over the sprain in spite of them.
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    Mickey Sheedy of Lismullbreeda had a charm for afternoon fever .You had to go to him three mornings fasting.He got three leave of the Sugha Caorach and wrote something on each of them,and then you got them to eat.he discontinued this practice as his cattle were dying.He would measure your head first with a tape.The same measurement had to be from the back of the head to the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English