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School: Corlea

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Corlea, Co. Cavan
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T. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 037

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    Local Cures
    Long ago the old people had cures for every illness. These cures were made by repeating a certain prayer or charm, which was to restore health at once. There had to be a different charm applied, but these secrets were not known to everyone. If there was a second son or a second daughter in a house they could have a cure for some evil. The cure for a sty was to point the thorns of a gooseberry bush at it. This was done each day for nine days. The way mumps were cured was to made a halter and put it on the person and make him walk backwards into some out
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Northlands, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Brigid Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Northlands, Co. Cavan