School: Ballyconnell (B.)
- Location:
- Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 308
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- Long ago when people had sore throats they used to get salt and put it in a pan and put in the fire then put it in a stocking and wear it round the neck. A cure for the whooping cough was to go three times under an ass. A cure for a bleeding nose was to tie a string round the little finger. The cure the mumps was: the person that had this used to be led on a rope to the pigers and they used to rub their faces to the place where the pig rubbed his, 3 times in the name of the father and of the son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.
Long time ago if anyone had a bad cold they would take oaten gruel. If they had a bad stomach they would put some salt in a mug of hot water and drink it(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Carberry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Snugborough, Co. Cavan
