School: Doire Ó gCuanaigh (roll number 8991)

Location:
Derrygoony, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
L. Mac Áinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 218

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 218

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Local People that has cures
    Mrs Duffy, Drum cunnion = cure of strain
    Mrs. M Martin, Mullahara = cure of whooping cough
    Mrs Kernaghan, Drum cunnion = cure of dirty mouth because she never seen her father
    Maggie White / Mrs. Mc Gorry Same person, Corravackan = [?] & cure of strain because it was handed down from her father
    Mrs John Duffy, [?] = cure of chin cough because she did not change her name in marragh
    Rosy Boyle, Lisnaclea = The cure of heart fever because it was handed down from her father.
    Barney Traynor, Mount [?] = cure of whittle because he got it from his mother.
    John James Monaghan, Dromod = The cure of dirty mouth because he never seen his father.
    James Mac Cabe, Dromod = strain becasue he got it from his mother
    Mr and Mrs F Mac Cabe, Mahon = The cure of the chin cough the had not to change
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English