School: Knockbride (2)
- Location:
- Knockbride, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T.J. Barron
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To cure mumps some people believe if the patient is led round a pig-sty with a donkey's winkers on, three times for three days at the same time each day, the person leading the invalide, repeating some charm that he or she will get better.
To relieve toothache, place mustard at the back of your ear.
To stop your nose from bleeding place a key at the back of your neck.
To cure a sprained ankle boil some chicken-weed and rub it on.
The seventh daughter was supposed to be a fortune teller who has the charm to cure a bleeding nose just needs to know the colour of your hair to cure you.
Collected from: my Parents.- Collector
- Maggie Gibson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnagrow, Co. Cavan