School: Balscadden (roll number 9492)
- Location:
- Balscaddan, Co. Dublin
- Teachers: P. Ó Séaghdha Francis Shaw
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field called after this river the remains of a moat are still there.
Jane Larkin St VI My father told me this
- Local Cures
Mumps When child suffered from the mumps it was brought to a pig sty. A friend held the child over the sty and recited in Irish three times - mucna mucna -
Seo chugaibh na leicne. This was done three days running.
Baldness in children due o sickness - The hair of a young ass was mixed with unsalted butter and made it into a paste. This was applied as a poultice and left for nine days on the head. It seldom failed to make the hair grow again.
Rheumatism If a person put a raw potato into his or her pocket and carried it always about, that person would not suffer form rheumatism. Even if suffering from this complaint the carrying about of a raw potato when told do so, effected a cure.
Janie Larkin St VI Mrs Whelan told me this - Collector
- Janie Larkin
- Gender
- Female
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- Mrs Whelan
- Gender
- Female
