School: An Corrbhaile

Location:
Corbally, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máirtín Mac Coitir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 376

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 376

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    if you rubbed a cold stone up to it, it would keep the lump from riseing.
    If you got a deep cut on your hand with a knife and if you put a cobweb up to it, it would close the cut.
    If you had a swooden neck and if you rubbed nine different irons up to it for nine mornings and make the sign of the cross each morning it would cure the neck.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Donnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Curry
    Gender
    Male