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School: Drumcrow

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Drumcrow, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
B. Boylan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 127

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    Long ago there were few doctors in Ireland and the people depended on their own remedies to cure diseases. The following is a list of ailments and their cures.
    1. Mumps: A winkers was put on the patient and he was driven around the pigsty three times saying the following, "Pigs, pigs, mumps, mumps take away these watery lumps".
    2. Sty: Nine thorn were pointed to the patient's eye for nine days and then the ninth one was thrown away
    3. Hunch: A straw was tied around the patient's neck or tied around the crook
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kathleen Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumcrow, Co. Cavan