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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   existing still, namely the cure of the nose, the sprain, the jaundice, the dirty mouth, the toothache, the mumps and a bleeding at the nose.
   Mrs Eddy McGorry has the cure of the nose, it is cured by prayer.
   Mrs Kurman has the cure of the dirty mouth. A child who never saw his father has the cure of the dirty mouth Mrs Cochran has the cure of the jaundice, the sufferer is cured by boiling worms on sweet milk, the strain the milk into a cup and give it to the suffer to drink.
   Mrs Teddy Duffy, Drumchonion has the cure of the sprain, also Barney King, Lisnaclary.
   Terrie McEnaneys had the cure of the mote in your eye. She would give the sufferer a drop of water, then she would say some prayers, the sufferer would spit out the water and the mote would come out along with it. There are certain people who can cure the mumps. The sufferer is cured by putting an asses halter

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kate Mc Gorry

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumcunnion, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   James Moynagh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cortober, Co. Monaghan