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School: Carrigans (B.)

Location:
Carrigan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 071

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    Warts:
    If you chance to find a stone with a hole in it containing water and visit it nine mornings one after another. Dipping your finger in the water three times each morning, saying, In the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost.
    A Stye:
    Get ten goose berry thorns throw the tenth one away point the nine to the stye for nine mornings one after another, saying, In the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost.
    Chin Cough:
    If two persons of the same sir name get married the wife has the cure of the chin cough.
    There are three of Saint Patrick's
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Shannow, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    James Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Shannow, Co. Cavan