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School: Saggart

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Saggart, Co. Dublin
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E. Ó Monacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 9

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0793, Page 9

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    Cures
    1]Thrush
    The Thrush can be cured by a man who never saw his father, by means of breathing into the mouth of the child who has the Thrush .
    2]St.Anthony fire
    St.Anthony fire can be cured by the blood
    of a black cat, or the blood of a man named Keogh.

    3]Whooping Cough
    The Whooping cough can be cured by means of giving an ass a cut of bread, and any crumbs that fall from the ass's mouth, boiling them in milk and giving them to the person who has the Whooping cough.
    4. Soar Hand: It is said in this parish a lick of a dog will cure a soar hand.
    (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
    Tomás Ó Meachair
    Gender
    Male