School: Druim Áine (roll number 9438)
- Location:
- Drumany (O'Brien), Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Raghnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0212, Page 373
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- Put an asses straddle and mats on the person having the mumps, let them go around the PigSty three times on their hands and feet - and each time say
Big Pig [cugat?] the mumps.
- a) Do a station at St Brigids Well, Ballinamore.
b) Rub a stone off a grave to the jaw.
c) Rub the aching jaw with a stone off a priest's grave. - Collector
- John J. Greenan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Muckros, Co. Leitrim
