School: Moydow, Longphort (roll number 11971)
- Location:
- Moydow, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 229
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- Long ago there were a great many old local cures besides what there is now--days.
Some of the people with the cures in this district are Mrs Farrell Mornine who has a cure for a burn.
Her grand-mother had this cure, and when she was dieing she left it to her.
She can-not tell it to any one.
Another person is Mrs Nally Clonscot.
She has a cure for a sprain.
She can not tell it to anyone either.
Mr J Mc Garry Cloughan has a cure for ring worm.
It was his father who left it to him, and he can not tell it to any-one.
Mr Mc Cord Ballymahon has a cure for aerociples.
It was handed over to him from some of his people, and he is not to tell it to any-one.
It is a great cure.
Mr Trimble Carrickboy has a cure for yellow jaundice.
His father handed it over to him before he died.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Whitlow
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Abbeyderg, Co. Longford
- Informant
- John Whitlow
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Abbeyderg, Co. Longford
