School: Ballinlough (roll number 9238)
- Location:
- Ballinlough Big, Co. Meath
- Teacher: P. Mac Domhnaill
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- (continued from previous page)Holy water out of it.WartsIf you met a rock and you not looking for it and water and dip your hand into the water the warts will die.Tooth AcheIf you were making a grave and met a skull with teeth in it and pull out one of the teeth and rub it to your jaw, yow will never have a tooth ache any more.Wild fireGet a gold sovereign and rub it to the wild fire you will be cured. Another cure for wild fire is to get a black cat to lick it.SciaticaLift a bottle of water out of a river joining two counties and three town lands and rub yourself with it.MumpsBring the person to the pig sty and say "Leithne Leithne, sin agat na muichne, muichne, muicne, sin agat na leithne.Running WormWhen the seventh son is born, put a worm on his hand, and he will have the cure of the running worm ever after after.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Gaynor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Smithstown, Co. Meath