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School: St. Nathy's Beltra

Location:
Beltra, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Pilib
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0176, Page 001

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    In olden times the people had several homely cures for their ailments instead of buying medicine. They used to boil the roots of herbs and the bark of trees and drink the juice of them in the spring to purify the blood.
    Certain people were also said to have healing powers. The seventh son was said to cure ringworm. When he was an infant the parents brought in a worm and squeezed it in the infant's hand. If the worm died he was supposed to be able to able to cure the ringworm by rubbing his hand to the affected part.
    The seventh daughter in a family was supposed to have the cure of heart fever. Oatmeal was used in the cure. It was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Phillips
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beltra, Co. Sligo