School: Raharney (B.)

Location:
Raharney, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 033

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 033

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  1. Julia Coakly aged seventy has the cure of the ringworm. First she blesses herself and puts her two hands on a piece of salty butter saying ''In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost''. She gives the butter to the person who has the sore to rub it to.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. ringworm (~99)
    Language
    English