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School: Mullach Airlinne (roll number 1173)

Location:
Mullagharlin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Siúrdáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0663, Page 027

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  1. Bird-Lore (continued)

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    a funny bird with long legs and he keeps lying on his back, and he thinks that he is keeping up the sky with his feet.
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  2. Local Cures

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    Long ago there were few doctors and the people used to use herbs.
    The cure for the whooping cough were to get a piece of bread tied with red tape from two people who have the same name and are married. To drink milk that a ferret had taken is also a cure for whooping cough. The Blessed Virgin's Thistle is another cure for the same ailment.
    To cure a stye in the eye the youngest person in the house must point a thorn in the stye three times. If a person has mumps, it is said that if they
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Green Gates, Co. Louth