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School: Drom Loiste (roll number 5113)

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Drumlusty, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Seán Ó Maoláin
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    Sty.
    If you point nine gooseberry thorns at the sty three times it will cure it.
    The chincough.
    A Godfather buys a red tape and ties it on the child's neck
    The Rose.
    Any person having the name McElroy has the cure of the Rose.
    Mumps.
    A donkey's winkers are put on the patient and he is led in and out of the stable saying "Muck na Muckna, Lak na Lakna."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Owen Callan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Brian Callan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dundrockan, Co. Monaghan