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School: Ceis Carraigín (roll number 13849)

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Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Mag Fhionnáin
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    A Cure for Rheumatism
    My Father,
    Age 48. Patrick O'Boy, Drumigna , Keshcarrigan, told me that it is a common belief in my locality that rheumatism can be cured in the following way.
    The person who wants to get cured should go out and look for nine frogs.
    This person should not come back until he has found the nine.If he does come back he will not get cursed.
    When he has got the nine frogs he can throw away the first eight and keep the ninth. He must bring home the ninth and boil him in water. When he is boiled the water in which he is boiled in can be rubbed to where the rheumatism is and it is believed to be a good cure.
    Conn O'Boy , 26-11-1937
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. rheumatism (~57)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Conn O' Boy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumingna, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick O' Boy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Drumingna, Co. Leitrim