School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)
- Location:
- Móin na Darach, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Conghaile
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- "For most of the common diseases there are a lot of simple cures. These cures have been handed down to us from our forefathers and the following is a list of cures: -
"A cure for warts - If you are out walking in a field and come across a stone with a hole in it and if there is water in the hole rub it to the wart and they will go".
A Cure for Wildfire" Rub a gold ring three times to it.
A Cure for Warts. Rub a snail to them and then hang him on a bush and as the snail withers away, the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Camach, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Mrs Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Camach, Co. an Longfoirt