School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)
- Location:
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Margaret Devine
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- 16th December 1937 Some people are supposed to
have the power of curing certain
diseases.
If seven sons are in a family
and no girl in between, the seventh
son is supposed to be able to
cure ring worm by rubbing his
hand on the sore.
A child who never saw his
father has the cure of a fowl
mouth.
If a person who has the whooping cough drinks a ferrets leavings or drinks asse's milk he will get over it.
Years ago when children had the whooping cough the parents made it their business to meet a man riding on a white horse. They
asked the man for a cure and
anything he said to give the sick
children was sure to cure them.
Some old people have the power of taking dusts out of a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maggie Towey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- John Towey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moylough, Co. Sligo