School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 06_007
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- There was quite a lot of people cured in olden times by quacks of different diseases.
Different people were cured of asthma and bronical trouble with corrigeen moss. This was burned and put under the nose of the sufferer to inhale it.
Wild-fire was cured by putting a gold ring on it.
Ring worm was cured by the seventh of a family and he cured ring worm.
Chin cough was supposed to be cured by treatment and the God mother of a child should tie a red ribbon(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lena Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Torpan More, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- James Geraghty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Torpan More, Co. Roscommon
