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School: Killashandra (C.) Convent

Location:
Killashandra, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. M. Cornillius
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 231

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    The ancient Irish believed in some very amusing cures. When children were ill with mumps a halter was procured and put round their necks and they were led three times round a pig sty. For whooping cough the cure was to give the patient some milk that a ferret had partaken of.
    For to cure the tooth ache a prayer was used as follows
    "Saint Peter was sitting
    weeping on a stone.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Mary Ellen Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creenagh Glebe, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Farrelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Creenagh Glebe, Co. Cavan