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School: Greenan's Cross (roll number 15687)

Location:
Lecklevera, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
J. Gavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 502

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    living he must say.
    In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Gohost.
    The cure for the sore throat is to put roasted salt in a stocking and put it to your throat.
    The cure for the sprain: if a child puts it hand on a sprain immediately after it is born, the old people say it has the cure for the sprain.
    James Gavan
    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
    James Gavan
    Gender
    Male