School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)
- Location:
- Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Sr. Irín
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- (continued from previous page)A Stye on the eye : - Pull nine thorns off a gooseberry bush and point them at the stye, one at a time for nine times. Then throw them over your right shoulder and eventually the stye dies away
Old Herb:- There is an old herb called the "Rose Noble" The people gather it and boil it to purify their blood.
Skin Diseases: - There is a man called Mr Wilkinson who lives at Borra. He is the seventh son of the family and he has the cure of all skin diseases. People come from all parts of the world to him.
- Collector
- Molly Owens
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Hill Street, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr Peter Owens
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 37
- Address
- Hill Street, Co. Monaghan
