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School: Brownhill (roll number 11427)

Location:
Tirnaskea North, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Ní Ghamail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0955, Page 001

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    Local Cures
    Snail
    If one rubs a snail on a wart and then puts the used snail on a gooseberry bush, the wart will disappear.
    Nettles
    Nettles boiled in water, known as "nettle broth" are taken as a tonic in spring time.
    Tea
    Cold tea a cur for sore eyes.
    Bacon
    If one complaining of warts steals a piece of bacon, rubs it to the warts, and then buries it, the warts will gradually go away.
    Thrush
    A child born after it's father's death, has the cure for "Thrush". The one having the cure breathes on the baby and then prays, and gradually the infant gets relief.
    Goose-Seam
    Goose-Seam rubbed to a sprain gives relief.
    Dandelion
    The white milky substance
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    E. A. Tamble
    Informant
    Mr A. Wilkinson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Corragh (Maxwell), Co. Monaghan