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School: Droichead na Daoile (roll number 14736)

Location:
Leac an Loistreáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghallchobhair
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    When a person had whooping cough he travelled until he met a man riding on a grey mare and asked him for a cure for whooping cough, what ever cure he recommended the person took it and the whooping-cough went by degrees.
    Cure for Ring-Worm
    The seventh son is supposed to have the cure for ring worm. If a worm was put on the child's hand before he was baptised he was able to cure ring worm.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Eileen Rowland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tiobraid Bheag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    John Walshe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tiobraid Bheag, Co. Mhaigh Eo