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School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Margaret Devine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0081

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    Cures
    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 ringworm by rubbing his hand on the sore
    A child who never saw his father has the cure of a foul mouth. If a person who has the whooping cough drinks a ferrets leavings or drinks asses 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
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Towey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John Towey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Sligo