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School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A.M. Mac Taidhg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089D, Page 20_019

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    If you got a buscalán and it and to drink the juice it would cure the measles. If you had cáileac on your hand and to rub eel skin of it would cure it. St Patricks calbach [?] is a cure for a sore eye. If you had a sore eye and to go to Knock chapel you would be cured. If you were crippled and to go to Knock chapel you would be cured.
    If you had a tooth ache a to rub pepper of it would cure it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Cheallacháin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bean Uí Cheallacháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumcorrabaun, Co. Mayo