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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 225

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    Local Cures Contd.
    There are a great many local cures in my village. Some of those are. The cure for the Chincough was the first man you would meet riding on a white horse to ask him for a cure and whatever he tells you to do you are supposed to do it and that is the cure.
    There is also a cure for the Leckna commonly called mumps and this is it. To walk round the pig-sty four times and each time say. Muckna Muckna )?) Leckna and that is supposed to cure it.
    Mary E. Hunt,
    Culmore,
    Rooskey,
    Doocastle,
    Ballymote,
    Co Mayo.
    Received from,
    John Hunt,
    Culmore,
    Rooskey,
    Doocastle,
    Ballymote,
    Co Mayo.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary E. Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Hunt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Mayo