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School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)

Location:
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Sr Déaglán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 309

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  1. Cure for Warts (continued)

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    If you have warts rub sand on them. The first time a funeral is passing throw the sand after it and say "take them with you" as the corpse rots the warts will rot.
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  2. Cure for Whooping Cough

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    Pass patient under the "loop" of a two rooted briar. (a two rooted briar is one whose stem has come in contract with the ground and rooted.)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. whooping-cough (~234)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mill Street, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mr J. Hall
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilnadreen, Co. Monaghan