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School: Corvoy

Location:
Corr Mhaí, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0951, Page 026

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  1. Local Cures

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    The cure which is most commonly known in this district is the cure for the mumps. When a child take's sick with the mumps a second cousin gets a donkey's halter and puts it on the child. Then the child is led into the pig house and the person that is leading the child says "hush na múca cure the mumps." When this was done the mumps were cured.
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  2. A Cure for a Bleeding Finger

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    When a person gets a cut in his finger he gets a bucket full of water and dips his finger in it three times and then a brother or a sister gets a cobweb out of the byre and puts it in the cut. Then tie a clean cloth tightly round it and leave it for a day and a night. Then the cobweb is taken off
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
          1. leigheasanna ar ghalair ar dhaoine
            1. fuiliú (~48)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis O Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corr an Bhiolair, Co. Mhuineacháin
    Informant
    Frank O' Neill
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corr an Bhiolair, Co. Mhuineacháin