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School: Tír na Móna (roll number 10441)

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Tirnamona, Co. Monaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 280

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    Elfshot
    Long ago if people had a cow grazing in a field in which there was a fort, or a lone bush, She would go lame, and they would boil water with a needle in it, and give it to the cow to drink. They said that the fairies were out shooting, and shot the cow's foot.
    Cassidy's clock
    When a cow (would break) was drinking water long ago. Sometimes the cow would drink this water clock. The old people would steal a bit of cloth from some man the name of Cassidy, without him knowing and burn it at her nose.
    Mumps
    Put a bridle over a person's head, and make him walk over a south flowing stream.
    Whooping cough
    Make the person walk between a donkey's legs.
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    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
    George Lambe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullyera, Co. Monaghan
    Collector
    Lily Mc Clean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tattindonagh, Co. Monaghan
    Collector
    Mary Mc Clean
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Tullaghan, Co. Monaghan
    Collector
    Maud Mc Clean
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Mullyera, Co. Monaghan
    Collector
    Wallace Graham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graffagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Jeremiah Mc Clean
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mullyera, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    J. Wallace
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    52
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mullyera, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs J. Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Graffagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cooldarragh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Richard Mc Clean
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tullaghan, Co. Monaghan