School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)
- Location:
- Bellanaman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Nic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 104
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- (continued from previous page)of them John wouldn't it be grand to lift the soup. Aye says John the devil than it was stuck in your mouth you would wish for less, and no sooner had he said this than it was stuck in her mouth, and he had to lose his third wish to get it out.
- A Cure for Toothache.
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This was quite common amongst the old people about thirty years ago. The tradition is that Our Lord found St Peter weeping and moaning from the pain of toothache and that he cured him of it. Ever after if a person kept the following prayer either in memory or writing he would never suffer from toothache
Prayer
As St Peter sat on a marble stone
Jesus came to him alone
Peter, who do thou weepest?
Oh Jesus, Master, it is the the toothache
Rise up Peter and heeled thou shalt be(continues on next page) - Informant
- Anthony O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrygassan Upper, Co. Monaghan
