School: Lahinch (roll number 11591)
- Location:
- An Leacht, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Ríordáin
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“The Cure for breast bone trouble. When a person is ailing, losing appetite and the Doctors cannot find out what is really wrong, that person goes and has his breast bone raised by a person who knows how to do it.”
(continued from previous page)The cure for breast bone trouble. When a person is ailing, losing appetite and the Doctors cannot find out what is really wrong, that person goes and has his breast bone raised by a person who knows how to do it. The sick or ailing person is put into bed, and the person who is going to raise his breast bone puts a lighted candle on top of a penny which are both placed on the breast bone and covered over with a tumbler. If the breast bone is down the flesh raises up in the glass and catches a firm hold of the glass. The candle quenches and the bone rises gradually.- Informant
- Michael Finucane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Maigh Mór Theas, Co. an Chláir