School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- (continued from previous page)certain ribs on top of the persons head. Then the Sine Siadháin is lifted.
Headache.
When people have a headache they go to an old lady thats living down in Killeencoff. When she looks at the head she says the head is open. She ties a string around the head and they are to wear that string around their head until the next visit they make to the old lady. They have to make three visits. When they made the second visit, she tightens the string on the head and the third visit they made she takes the string(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Áine Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thady Hastings
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
