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School: The Vale (An Gleann)

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Leiter, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ó Brolcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 307

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  1. Methods of Curing Diseases

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    Cure for Measles.
    Keep patient suffering with measles in a dark room as measles is very hard on the eye-sight, keep them very warm also and give them plenty of punch to drink.
    Cure for Whooping Cough
    Three charities from two married people of the same name such as bread, butter and sugar this given to them in time keeps them from kinking
    Cure for Dirty Mouth
    Any child born without seeing its father can cure the dirty mouth by breathing into the mouth nine times saying "In the name of the father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost" each time.
    Cure for Styen on E|ye
    Take ten goose-berry thorns and make the sign of the Cross with them
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Cooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crocknahattin, Co. Cavan