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School: Corracharra (roll number 16407)

Location:
Corracharra, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Brian Mac Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 063

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    Mumps
    (1) Place an ass's halter around the person's neck and lead them in and out to the pig sty
    Styne
    (2) Get get gooseberry thorns and point one each morning to the eye until the tenth morning throwing away a thorn every morning
    Whooping-cough
    (3) (a) Get a piece of bread from a woman married to a man the same name as herself
    (b) Tie a red ribbon around the persons neck
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English