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Cecily Gilligan grew up and lives in rural County Sligo. She has a degree in Social Science and a Masters in Women’ s Studies from UCC, and is a primary school teacher. As well as a lifelong interest in folklore, much of which she learned from her grandmother, Cecily is a keen hill-walker, sailor, world traveller, and a strong supporter of Irish culture and language. She is also a campaigner for the protection of human rights and the environment, locally and globally.
Prologue
- Cures in Ireland Past
- Cures in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- Cures in Ireland Today
- Faith Cures ~ Hearts, Strokes, Heads, Sprains and Healers
- Faith Cures ~ Bleeds, Asthma, Hernias and Pains
- Seventh Daughters and Sons
- Herbal Cures ~ Cancer, Shingles, Jaundice, Gallstones and Skin
- Independent Cures ~ Burns, Eczema, Shingles, Whooping Cough and Warts
- Cures for Animals and Bone-setting
- Acquisition of Cures
- Ritual ~ Secrecy, Healing Days, Transference and Number
- The Process and Atmosphere
- Faith Success, Source and Passing on Cures
- Payment and Exchange, Modern Medicine and Cures
- Healing Threads, Clays, Cloths, and Stones
- Holy Wells
- Pilgrimage
- The Future for Cures
Epilogue
Bibliography
Acknowledgements