School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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- Measles. (1) Get the child's God-parent to put a red string round the child's neck
(2) If a woman's married name was the same as her maiden one she could cure measles.
Whooping Cough
(1) Let a ferret drink milk. Before he finishes it give it to the sick person
(2) Ask a man with a piebald horse what is the best thing to do for the whopping cough and no matter what he says to do it must be done.
Mumps.
(1) Put an asses winkers on the patient and drive him three times round a pig-stye.
Sore Eyes
(1) Stye- Point a thorn from a gooseberry bush at the stye - every day for(continues on next page)
