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School: Clochar N. Muire, Loch gCarman

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr. Breandán
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    The Mumps :-
    If a child is suffering from mumps the people of long ago would get the donkey's winkers + put it on the head + neck of the child and bring it to a pigsty + make it walk around four or five times saying at the same time the words that would bring about the cure.
    Betty Doyle
    St John's Rd Wexford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. mumps (~70)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford