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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

Location:
Baile Shéamais, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 428

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    (continued from previous page)
    A seventh son has the cure for ringworm.
    Salt is a cure for mumps.
    Heat the salt. Apply in old stocking. The heat cures mumps.
    Chickweed or chicken-weed is a cure for sore throat.
    Heat the chicken-weed and apply.
    A cure for a burn, lick a man-keepers belly, any burn is cured by a lick of that tongue.
    Cure for Head fever.
    bean mhín
    fear borb
    Chuir Mac Dé na luighe sa colg
    colg = shoares or tow of flax
    I had toothache; I put tow up to my face. I stayed with my head down to the fire. I said above rhyme a few times.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Baile Shéamais, Co. Liatroma