School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)
- Location:
- Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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- The cure of thrush is: if a child who never has seen it's father breathes into the child's mouth three times it is cured. The cure of a toothache is to lick a frog three times and promise that when ever you meet a frog not to touch him. The food that a ferret leaves behind is the cure of the whooping cough. You could cure a headache by getting a person who has a charm to tie a band round your forehead with a silk ribbon. St. Dympna's well at Kildalkey is the cure for a headache.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- B. Cusack
- Informant
- Mrs Cusack
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 45
- Address
- Baile Mhistéil, Co. Meath