School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 414
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- (continued from previous page)cure of the hearthache from a cup of oat meal. If there comes a hole in the meal it is bad. If there comes no hole they have to make porridge from the meal. To cure ringworm write any word about the worm with ink around the affected part. Get "Turpin" a herb that grows on the roofs of houses and piers of gates. Squeeze the juice out of it and rub it to the place the ringworm is on at the time saying; "In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost" The cure of the strain is made from a piece of wool tied around the strain. There is a certain prayer said while putting it around it. Then tie four knots saying the Our Father and three Hail Mary's. The cure of the wildfire is made by tieing the finger near the top then sticking the finger to draw blood. The blood is rubbed around the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinamuck, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Thomas Cassidy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 55
- Address
- Ballinamuck, Co. Longford
