School: Sráid (C.) (roll number 14370)
- Location:
- An tSráid, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Bean Uí Liodáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0124, Page 54
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- Worms
If a child has a pain in his stomach and looked pale and sickly he was supposed to have worms.
Cure.
Each morning for seven mornings he got a small dose of tea made from senna leaves. If that failed he was brought to an old woman who lived in the district. This old woman was supposed to have the charm for worms.
Charm.
She got a cup full of oatmeal in the presence of the child and parent. Put a handkerchief over it and said certain prayers. At the same time she pressed down(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Liodáin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- An tSráid, Co. Mhaigh Eo
