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School: Muine Mór

Location:
Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0196, Page 008

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    The cure of the sprain is still made in this place. When the cure is to be made there is holy water used and prayers said. If it is a leg or an arm is sprained it is pulled whil[e] the prayers are been said and the water is poured. When two people of the same name get married their children have the cure of the mumps. The cure of the mump[s] is made by putting an asses head stall and a dallóg on your face and you are led to the river and you take three sips of water. this is done three tim[es]. The cure of the wart is mad[e] by getting some one to count them and the one who counted them has
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mac Ternan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenymore, Co. Leitrim