School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)
- Location:
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
- Teacher: E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 038
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- The old people had cures for all diseases long ago.
If you had a burn on your hand and if a dog licked it, it would get better.
If a dog gave you a bite. You could get a dog to lick it.
If a horse gave you a kick you would have to shoot the horse.
If you had the chin cough and if you met a man with a white horse and ask him what is the cure for the chin cough whatever he said you should give it to the person and he would get better.
If you had lumps in your neck they used to tie a black stocking round your neck.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnacor, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr Pat Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Barnacor, Co. Longford
