School: Gowna
- Location:
- Scrabby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Hugh Murray
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- (continued from previous page)It was always considered unlucky to spill salt.
to break a looking glass or mirror and worst of all to spill Holy Water. - Cures
In nearly every family around here there was one member who had a cure of something.
One was probably a seventh son and therefore called the Doctor. A worm was put in this child's hand when he was a baby, and ever after he had the Cure of Worms in children.
Another family had the cure of the thorn - used a certain poultice of certain weeds and the thorn usually came out on the upper of the foot.
Another family had a famous poultice that would cure any sore It was called Fabi's Plaster
Another family has the charm of the mote(continues on next page)