School: Cnoc an Choillín, Cootehall
- Location:
- Knockaculleen or Hollymount, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire Ní Mhártain
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- (continued from previous page)corpse and carry it in his pocket for a year. Then the toothache will be cured.
4. Sore throat.
The cure for a sore throat is to put roasted potatoes in a stocking and put it round the neck
5. Burn
A piece of flannel is got and it is put on a coal until it is burned into dust. Then it is gathered and put in a cloth and tied round the burn.
Boils.
Sugar is got and it is ground up and mixed with white soap. Then it is put on a white cloth and left on the boil.
7. Wild fire.
A coal is taken out of the fire and the sign of the Cross is(continues on next page)
