School: Callystown, Drogheda (roll number 14252)
- Location:
- Callystown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)This must be done on three nights after each other. The person who points the dalks must throw them over the right shoulder after kissing the dalk. If the one who does this does not give a piece of Silver the cure is of no use.Dirty Mouth
Any person who never saw their father and mother can cure this. They must blow their breath three times into the child's mouth. Then it is cured.Pains in the arms etc. can be cured by rubbing goose grease to the affected part.(continues on next page)
