FOR A SORE BREAST
To be said in Irish, while a piece of butter is rubbed over the breast--
"O Son, see how swelled is the breast of the woman! O, you that bore a
Son, look at it yourself! O Mary! O King of Heaven, let this woman be
healed! AMEN."
FOR A WOUND
Close the wound tightly with the two fingers, and repeat these words
slowly--
"In the name of the Father, Son, and holy Mary. The wound was red, the
cut was deep, and the flesh was sore; but there will be no more blood, and
no more pain, till the blessed Virgin Mary bears a child again."
FOR THE EVIL EYE
This is a charm Mary gave to St. Bridget, and she wrote it down, and hid
it in the hair of her head, without deceit--
"If a fairy, or a man, or a woman hath overlooked thee, there are three
greater in heaven who will cast all evil from thee into the great and terrible
sea. Pray to them, and to the seven angels of God, and they will watch over
thee. AMEN."
FOR ST ANTHONY'S FIRE
"The fire of earth is hot, and the fire of hell is hotter; but the love of Mary
is above all. Who will quench the fire? Who will heal the sick? May the fire
of God consume the Evil One! AMEN."
HOW TO GO INVISIBLE
Get a raven's heart, split it open with a black-hafted knife; make three
cuts and place a black bean in each cut. Then plant it, and when the beans
sprout put one in your mouth and say—
"By virtue of Satan's heart,
And by strength of my great art,
I desire to be invisible."And so it will be as long as the bean is kept in the mouth.