School: Dangan (roll number 7352)
- Location:
- Dangan (King), Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Thomas O' Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0254, Page 314
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- There are various kinds of cures to be found in Ireland especially round this part of the country. I know some cures myself that a lot of country people have and that a lot of doctors are quite unaware of. Just take for instance, some of these cures.
A good cure for a wart on the hand is to rub a black snail on the wart, then hang the snail on a bush and as the snail is withering the wart is going away. Another simple cure for taking a thorn out is, to get a foxe's tongue and rub it to it. A cure for a pain the back, is get a hare's skin and put it to it for a while. A cure for a sprained foot is a spraining thread which some people have round this part of the country. A cure for a headache, bathe the feet in hot water and mustard and keep the head warm.(continues on next page)
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- Charlie Cooney
- Gender
- Male
