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School: Mín na Glaise (Meenglass)

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Meenglass, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 90

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  3. XML “Cures - The Cure for Mumps”
  4. XML “The Cure for Heart Fever”

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  1. Cures - The Cure for Mumps

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    When a man and woman bearing the same name marry, every child of that couple can cure mumps. This Rose Boland's grannie is Mrs Rose Doherty of Meenglass. Mrs Dohertys maiden name was Rose Tonner, and both of her parents were Tonner i.e. Rose Boland's great grandmother's maiden name was Tonner even before she married her husband John Tonner. On that account Rose Boland's grannie cures mumps.
    The curer puts a halter on the sick persons head and then leads him across a burn ( a steam) separating two town lands and then leads him back. This is done once a day for three days in succession. The curer prays - Mrs Doherty is now very still but she cures people still. Instead of leading the patient she holds on to the reins and the person walks over and back alone.
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  2. The Cure for Heart Fever

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Mulligan
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female