School: Tattenclave

Location:
Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 183

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 183

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  1. The people long ago used to cure themselves by walking to a cross that healed pains. To creep in under a cow twice would cure you of a pain in your back.
    There was other cures too. What cured the toothache was- men who could make powders would give them to the person who had the toothache and it would be cured in about an hour.
    When anybody wanted to be cured of jaundice they had to go to a holy well and wash
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Rocks
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Address
    Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan