School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 150
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- (continued from previous page)Kilcumney has the cure of ringworm. He rubs his hand to the ringworm and says a prayer over it.Jonny Murray Delvin has the cure of warts. When he is curing the wart he puts your hand in holy water and he makes the sign of the cross over it. Another cure is to get a black snail and rub him to the wart making the sign of the cross at the same time. This is done three times and then the snail is hung on a thorn. According as the snail is dying the wart will go.
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- Collector
- John Mulligan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Peter Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
