School: Láithreach
- Location:
- Laragh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Duffy
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Cure for Whittle
Any man named Hughes can cure the whittle by rubbing soot on it three mornings in succession
Cure for the rose
Any person named Mc Elroy can cure the 'rose' by taking the person to the brow of a bog hole and spilling water over them, and blessing themselves three mornings in succession
Cure for pains
Boil bog bean and strain it. Drink the juice
Cure for a cold
Whay, which consists of boiled butter-milk and sugar
Cure for ringworm
Every morning while you are fasting spit out on a concrete flagstone. Rub he spit to the part affected by the ringworm. This has to be done nine mornings in succession.
Cure for mumps
When a person has the mumps he gets somebody to put a donkey's winkers on his neck. He is led into a pig sty three(continues on next page)
