School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe) (roll number 16585)

Location:
Quay Street, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An Br. Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0161, Page 168

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  1. XML School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe)
  2. XML Page 168
  3. XML “Local Cures - Headache”
  4. XML “Local Cures - Nervous Headache”
  5. XML “Local Cures - Heartburn”
  6. XML “Local Cures - Heart Trouble”
  7. XML “Local Cures - Hoarseness”
  8. XML “Local Cures - Jaundice”
  9. XML “Local Cures - Mumps”

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  1. (a) The sufferer's cousin should drive him to three "mairn[?]" waters with an asse's halter round his neck; and drink of the three waters.
    (b) Put a horse's bridle on the sufferer's head and bring the patient to a spring well three times.
    (c) Put the patients neck in an ass's halter and walk him in and
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. mumps (~70)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    A. Moffat
    Collector
    Fr. Higgins
    Collector
    J. Martin