School: Drong
- Location:
- Drung, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs. Mc Brady
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- (continued from previous page)knelt down beside a large stone, lifted it and spat underneath it.
He then made the sign of the cross on his forehead, arose and left the stone back in its former place.
When a child took the measles the (pro) following cure was used:- a dish of meal was given to an ass. While he was eating it the diseased person walked under him three times. The dish was then taken from the ass, and a cake was made from the meal that was left, and given to the patient to eat.
When a usually healthy person became suddenly ill the old people believed that he was under a magic spell/ To cure him of this, ass's milk and a certain herb called ''Buachaill an tighe'' were boiled together and given to the patient to drink.
When a person sprained his ankle he sent for a person who had the cure of this ailment.
He came and laid his hand on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Ellen Connolly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Bernard Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drung, Co. Cavan
