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School: Druim Garlaigh (roll number 11701)

Location:
Drumgarly, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Estér Ní Dhubhaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 042

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    Local Cures
    If a person who is ill with the jaundice goes to the jaundice well, which is convenient to Stonebridge and takes a drink of the water he is cured of his illness.
    Cure for whitlow
    Mr J. Suitor, newbliss has the only cure in this district for a whitlow, he puts a certain salve on the sore and bandages it. The whitlow is soon healed.
    Cure for sprain
    Mr Leonard, Greenans Cross, has a cure for a sprain, he rubs the sprain and repeats something to himself.
    Headache Cure
    Take tea without sugar or milk.
    Toothache Cure
    put a leaf of tobacco in the tooth.
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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