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School: Ballinlough (roll number 9238)

Location:
Ballinlough Big, Co. Meath
Teacher:
P. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 059

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    Holy water out of it.
    Warts
    If you met a rock and you not looking for it and water and dip your hand into the water the warts will die.
    Tooth Ache
    If you were making a grave and met a skull with teeth in it and pull out one of the teeth and rub it to your jaw, yow will never have a tooth ache any more.
    Wild fire
    Get a gold sovereign and rub it to the wild fire you will be cured. Another cure for wild fire is to get a black cat to lick it.
    Sciatica
    Lift a bottle of water out of a river joining two counties and three town lands and rub yourself with it.
    Mumps
    Bring the person to the pig sty and say "Leithne Leithne, sin agat na muichne, muichne, muicne, sin agat na leithne.
    Running Worm
    When the seventh son is born, put a worm on his hand, and he will have the cure of the running worm ever after after.
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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
    Bridget Gaynor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Smithstown, Co. Meath