School: Drom an Mhadaidh
- Location:
- Drumavaddy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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- Chincough.
Where a pair of the same name have married they are said to have the cure of chincough. Anything that either of the couple gives to the patient e.g. - piece of bread, cup of milk, handful of meal etc. - to eat, when eaten with faith is an unfailing remedy.Mumps.
The patient to be led round a pig-sty 4 times each day for 3 days wearing on his head a donkey's winkers (blinkers) and while doing so repeating the words - "A muir-ne [?], a muir-ne, a hug o' the necknee[?]!".Chincough.
The parent of the child to ravel the road till he would meet a man driving a pie-bald pony, who would instruct the parent to give the child something to eat, nothing special, just a piece of bread, etc., as noted above in cure of chincough.(continues on next page)
