School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)
- Location:
- Errew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 03_010
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- (continued from previous page)when the people have the corn in the haggard the geese pick up the blades that are left.
- In the olden times the people had no medicine.
The old people say that the seventh son or daughter in a family has a cure for ringworm.
Use was made of food left behind by the ferret for the whooping cough.
When the old people had a headache they tied a band round their heads. When they had a(continues on next page) - Collector
- Brigid King
- Gender
- Female
