School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gailinne, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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- Larry Rellish of Lemonaghan, Ferbane, Offaly, is able to cure a burn by licking an alpuchre neu (newt) and by then licking the burn. Then he takes three handfuls of salt.
- Informant
- Mr John Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Cnogús Buí, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Paul Walsh, Belmont, Cloghan, Offaly, can cure wild-fire by cutting his finger with a razor and letting the blood drop on the wild-fire.Charles Kelly, Falsh, Ferbane, Offaly, is able to cure a sore mouth, by breathing on the sore three times and by saying three Hail Mary's while doing so. Mrs Hennessy, Turraun, Ferbane, Offaly, can cure thrush by breathing on(continues on next page)
