School: Saggart
- Location:
- Saggart, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: E. Ó Monacháin
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- Cures1]Thrush
The Thrush can be cured by a man who never saw his father, by means of breathing into the mouth of the child who has the Thrush .2]St.Anthony fire
St.Anthony fire can be cured by the blood
of a black cat, or the blood of a man named Keogh.
3]Whooping Cough
The Whooping cough can be cured by means of giving an ass a cut of bread, and any crumbs that fall from the ass's mouth, boiling them in milk and giving them to the person who has the Whooping cough.4. Soar Hand: It is said in this parish a lick of a dog will cure a soar hand.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tomás Ó Meachair
- Gender
- Male