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School: Drumcrow

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Drumcrow, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
B. Boylan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 128

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    4. Wild fire: A piece of gold was rubbed to the affected part.
    5. Whittle: A black cat's tail was rubbed to the affected part.
    6. Warts: A black snail was rubbed to the warts and then left in a bush to wither.
    7. Running worm: The seventh son had the cure of running worm on a man. The seventh daughter had the cure of it on a woman.
    8. Burn: Lick a man-keeper three times
    9. Whooping Cough: If a person met a man with a white horse he would tell him a cure for the whooping cough.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kathleen Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumcrow, Co. Cavan