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School: St. Brigid's, Newbliss (roll number 4192)

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Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
John Cunningham
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 170

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    Mumps: An old man had to put a halter around the neck of the person affected and lead him three times across a river flowing to the north.
    Warts: Some one had to find a snail and with it make the sign of the Cross on them; then hang the snail on a bush and as it withered the warts disappear.
    Whooping Cough: A person was supposed to be cured of this disease if he got three bits of food from a married couple if the wife had the same surname as the husband before marriage.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Mc Dermot
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corglass, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    John Thompson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Unshinagh, Co. Monaghan