Cure for the Mumps

Story collected by Patrick Croal, a student at Seosamh Naomhtha school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Croal.

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Cure for the Mumps

Story collected by Patrick Croal, a student at Seosamh Naomhtha school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Miss Tracy.

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Leading a child to a running stream with a donkey's halter is said to be a cure for the mumps. Giving a child the milk that a ferret leaves after it, is a cure for whooping-cough...

Story collected by Patrick Curran, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from 2 informants.

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Long ago people did not believe in doctors or vets. They used cures of their own. The man or woman who had the cure of the mumps, his or her father and mother had to be of the same name...

Story collected by Thomas Cleary, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr T. Cleary.

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Cure for Mumps

Story collected by Michael Mac Grath, a student at Seosamh Naomhtha school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Mc Grath.

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There was a disease known as mumps. It was a swelling in the throat and jaws and was very painful. The old people had a very peculiar cure for it.

Story collected by Michael Gavigan, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr James Gavigan.

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Cures - Mumps

Story collected by Liam Stewart, a student at Seosamh Naomhtha school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mrs Stewart.

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Seosamh Naomhtha

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Seosamh Naomhtha (school) (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An Bráthair Naiti.

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St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

A collection of folklore and local history stories from St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh (school) (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.

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