School: Robinstown (roll number 9039)
- Location:
- Robinstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Teresa Coyne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 425
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- Cure Of Mumps
A cure for mumps is to go into a pig-sty and walk under the pig saying at the same time Hug of the mug, A the chaw of the leckna Im with the pig and out with the leckna.
Cure of Warts
There is a holy well near where i live called Tober Dominac. There is a cure for warts attached to it. If you wish to cure warts. You must drink some of the water and say a Hail Mary and stick a pin in the stump of an old ash tree.
Cure for Ringworm
The cure for ringworm is to burn some rushes and mix the ash of them along with holy water and the rust of an iron and rub it on the sore.
- Collector
- Dermot Mac Kenna
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
