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School: Druim Muc (roll number 12861)

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Corderrybane, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M. Ní Chuinneagáin
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    is to get a child who never saw its father to blow its breath on the patient three times.
    The cure for the chilblains is to rub bacon on them.
    There is another cure for warts. Get water without looking for it, and rub it on the warts.
    Another cure for the whooping cough is to creep under a donkey three times.
    The seventh son or daughter has a cure for "The Evil". There are many cures of which I do not know.
    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
    Eibhlín Ní Dhiarmada
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clare Oghill, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mr M. Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Mullybrack, Co. Cavan