School: Mágh, Leacht Uí Chonchobhair (roll number 4951)

Location:
Moy More, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Risteárd Mac Risteáird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 015

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 015

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  1. XML School: Mágh, Leacht Uí Chonchobhair
  2. XML Page 015
  3. XML “Cures for Pain in the Ear”
  4. XML “Cure for Craos-Ghalar”
  5. XML “Cure for Worms”

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  1. (a) A reaping hook is heated in the fire and then some butter is melted with the heated top of the hook, over the ear and allowed to drop into the cavity of the ear.
    (b) Water taken from the bladder of a dead hare is also looked on as an infallible remedy.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. thrush (~69)
    Language
    English
  3. The family of "Cassidy" (each and every one of the name) is supposed to be able to cure any malady arising from, or caused by, worms (in persons or animals).
    The story is told of a man named Cassidy who was at a "meihull" and some one of the company denied or doubted the power which he was supposed to possess.
    Cassidy took him (the doubter) to hole in the field where they found a worm of some kind under water. Cassidy dipped
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