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School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 306

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  1. Old Cures

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    There are many old cures which the people long ago used in curing different sicknesses. The cure for beeling hand and feet is snails. You get the snails and break them up and put them on the hands. One would put on a poulice of bread and water.
    The cure for sprains and are to half boil porridge and a weed called Maiden Bultorn, this cure takes the pain of the sprain away.
    Outside Drogheda there is a small village
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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
    James Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cord Road, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cord Road, Co. Louth