School: Tattenclave

Location:
Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 189

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  1. When anyone would have a pain in their back they would put red flannel on it and they would keep it on their back until it gets better.
    If anyone had a pain in their leg or in their arm Mrs. McGinty would cure it. If there were the seventh child in a family the seventh child could cure any pains.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Henry Keely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Greagh, Co. Monaghan