School: Collon (roll number 14579)
- Location:
- Collon, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 194
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“The following are th cures which were used in the district for the various ailments.”
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“It is said, that if a person has a stye on his eye, and a boy or girl whose father and mother are both living get ten dalks of a gooseberry buch , and makes the sign of the cross before the eye of the person, with nine of the dalks, one at a time, and thr”
It is said, that if a person has a stye on his eye, and a boy or girl whose father and mother are both living get ten dalks of a gooseberry buch, and makes the sign of the cross before the eye of the person, with nine of the dalks, one at a time, and throws the tenth one away, this is the cure.
People have many different ways of curing the whooping cough some of them, which are:- If you meet a man leading a white horse by the head, just ask him what is the cure of the whooping cough, and whatever he says, give it to the person to eat.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kitty Hanratty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Collon, Co. Louth