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School: Tattenclave

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Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
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Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 188

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    The people cured long ago by herbs and plants. One of the plants was called henlock. It grows in fields and ditches. There is some growing yet.
    The cure for the toothache long ago was to put a mouthful of water and keep it in it to it festers.
    The cure for the whooping cough was to go to three houses of the same name where owners were married to people of the same name and get something off them. Then give it to the one that has the whooping cough.
    The cure for the mumps was to ride a piebald horse through a drain.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Farmer
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Francis Beagon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tonagh, Co. Monaghan