School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)
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- Tallonstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Mac Gráinnne
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- (continued from previous page)every three to it at once and then throw them away.
Collected by Mat Woods,
Kilcroney,
Louth.
Got from Mrs Woods,
Kilcroney,
Louth. - Old Cures
It is supposed that there is a cure in Philipstown graveyard. There is an old wooden skull and it is always full of water and it is supposed that there is a cure of the chin-cough in it. The old cure for the mumps is to go into an ass's stable and put on a pair of ass's winkers and go under an ass and the mumps will go away.
There is a holy well in Louth Hall and there is a cure for ore eyes in it.
Collected by Colman O Brien,
Tallanstown,
Ardee.
For from Mrs O Brien,
Tallanstown,
Ardee.- Collector
- Colman O Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tallonstown, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs O Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tallonstown, Co. Louth
- Old Cures
The cure for the measles is to take a drop of(continues on next page)