School: Caisleán Mathúna (B) (roll number 16202)

Location:
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Ó Hárdaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 162

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  1. Whooping Cough – Catch a trout in the river and bring it in water to the afflicted child. Give the sufferer three drops of the fish’s mouth, and then liberate the trout in the exact spot you found it.
    Bleeding at the Nose – Wash the neck and head in water from a cut-away bog, and place a generous portion of the bog-mud under the throat.
    Mote in the eye – Cure is made by means of a saucer of water, and by prayer. The charmer takes three mouthfuls from the saucer, throws the third into the saucer again, and behold, the mote will be there with it.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    F. Mc Quaid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
    Collector
    V. Morris
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan