School: Castleterra
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- Castleterra, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Ciosóig
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Written by Maureen O Reilly Drumenara Laragh Cavan
Collected from Mrs O Reilly Drumenara Laragh CavanThere are many ways for curing sicknesses. It was a very common way for curing the mumps to put the asses winkers on the person affected. Then some one would lead them round the pig sty saying an old ryhme
The cure of the sprain is a cure which few people have James McCabe has the cure There are certain days for making it. Monday and Thursday are the days to go after sun set. Whatever part was sprained he would give it three pulls and he would say prayers.- Collector
- Maureen O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumnanarragh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumnanarragh, Co. Cavan