School: Log na bhFeadóg (roll number 4107)
- Location:
- Lugnavaddoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: A. Mac Ualgairg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0093, Page 528
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- Long ago the people had cures for nearly every disease, wound or pain. The leaves of an herb called rose-noble and the roots of another called comfrey were used as cures for wounds and burns. A medicine made from worm-wood was used to cure pains in the stomach and another medicine made from the wild cherries was a cure for coughs.The juice of a plant called house-leek is good for sore. eyes. A cure for the whooping cough is the food that a ferrit will leave. Mrs. Walsh, Keelogues could cure the jaundice and Mr. Mc Niochlas could cure many diseases. There is a cure for a wart in water that rests on a stone. The seventh son of a family can(continues on next page)
