School: Lemanaghan, Ballycumber
- Location:
- Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Máire Galvin
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- Toothache: is cured by going to St. Manchan's well and praying at it and by putting some of the water on the tooth.Thrush: Anyone that never saw his father can cure the thrush by blowing his breath three times into the mouth of the person who has it.Ringworm is cured by the seventh son of a family.Wildfire is cured by any person the name of the Welsh who put his blood on the sores, Cuts are cured by boy moss.Sprains are cured by putting by a cloth around the soreBurns. If a person licks an alpluacra and them licks the burn they will cure it.Broken bones are cured by the bone setter.Warts are cured by going to St. Manchans well and praying at it and by putting some of the water on them.Boils are cured by putting brown sugar and soap on them.Carbuncles are cured by brusing them out.Yellowjaundice is cured by a herb which grows in the land(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Deibhreo
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly