School: Druim Áine (roll number 9438)

Location:
Drumany (O'Brien), Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Raghnaill
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  1. Get ten goose-berry thorns, point nine to the Stye and throw away the tenth, keep the other nine and next cure day point eight and throw away the ninth, continue this until the thorns are gone.
    Cure days are Mondays and Thursdays.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sties (~76)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mai Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumroosk North, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs K. Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    41
    Address
    Drumroosk North, Co. Leitrim
  2. Stye: Pick 10 goose-berry thorns, point nine to the eye and throw away the tenth, bury the other nine and when the thorns are withered the stye will be gone.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sties (~76)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumcarra, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    39
    Address
    Drumcarra, Co. Leitrim