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School: Ballymackney (roll number 5501)

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Ballymackney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 202

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    John and Peter Cassidy of Cox's Mill were great horse dealers. Peter often told that he visited cattle fairs with his worst coat during Spring or early Summer as folk having cattle suffering from blood murrin would tear a piece off his coat to burn under the sick beast, as they believed that the Cassidys had the charm of such a cure.
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    The sty or sore eyes is cued by pointing gooseberry thorns to the eye in the Name of the Holy Trinity. Mumps are cured by
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