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School: Stuacán (roll number 14051)

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Muingwore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhiadhaigh
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    Make a horse hair halter and put it round the neck of the person who is suffering from mumps, then lead him in and out the pig-sty door three times and say each time,
    "a mhuc, mhuc, chugat an leicneach"
    Heat salt and put it in a wool stocking and tie it round the neck of the person who has mumps.
    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. mumps (~70)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Queenan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballymoghany, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs C. Queenan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymoghany, Co. Sligo