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School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)

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Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Sr Déaglán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 280

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  2. Local Cures

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    There are many local cures but I only know a few. If you have chill-blains you are supposed to go out and walk in the snow or wash your feet in paraffin oil. If you get a sting of a nettle get a green dockin and rub the dockin on the sting and say the following "Dockin dockin in and out take the sting of of an nettle out."
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Diamond, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mr J.T. Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    The Diamond, Co. Monaghan