School: Tallanstown (roll number 2746)
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- Tallonstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Mac Gráinnne
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- Old Cures
There are still some old cures. Here are some of them. The cure for the mumps is to put an asse's winkers on the person with the mumps and lead them in and out three times to the pig sty saying "Hucna Muena" "Leicna Muena" the cure of Leicna. The cure for the Chincough is the leavings of two people of the same name married.
A ferrats leavings is supposed to be the cure for the chincough also.