School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhealláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0770, Page 056

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0770, Page 056

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    11. Boil broom flowers and give water to child to drink - for whooping cough.
    12. Tie a "hairy maggot around child's neck, it will surely cure chin-cough.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 1. Married people - the wife's maiden name same as her married name take the child's hand and walk him round the pigs' sty three times.
    2. Fill the right stocking with roasted salt and put it round the patient's neck. (You should use right stocking, because you bless yourself with your right hand.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. mumps (~70)
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    English