School: Oram (roll number 8496)
- Location:
- Oram, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. McMahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 371
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- The cure of whooping cough is - If a ferret leaves milk behind it give the "leavings" to the child who has the whooping cough and it will cure it. If a pair of the same name get married the wife can cure you by giving you a present. If you meet a person with a Biebald pony by giving you a present he can cure you of the whooping cough. If a God - father buys a red tape and gets it blessed and gives it to whoever has the disease he can cure him.
The cure of warts is - Scoop the heart of a turnip and put salt in it. When the salt dissolves rub the wart withn the dissolved salt every night and before long the wart will die. If you accidently find a snail rub it on the wart three times saying In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost and then put the snail on a thorn. As the snail rots the wart will rot. If you rub three(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Arthur Mallon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Muckno, Co. Monaghan
