School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)
- Location:
- Aclint, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Neill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 287
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- (continued from previous page)Annie McArtney has the cure of it. Marshmallow and Hemlock is the cure of a swollen leg; boil them together and bather the leg with the water.
Written by Jon Durnin 21 th January 1938.
Told by Patrick Durnin 20 th January 1938.
Reaghstown,
Ardee,
- There is a cure for the mumps, some man whose father and mother are both alive. He brings the person who has the mumps out to the pigstye with the horses winkers nine times saying pig ná muc na hoca poc for three days
A sure for sore throats the child whose father is dead when it is born it has the cure, when the child, blows its breath into the persons face that has the sore throat, he is cured. Written by Angela Martin 28th January 1938
Told by Mrs Martin 21st January 1938
Reaghstown
Ardee - Collector
- Angela Martin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Martin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Reaghstown, Co. Louth
