School: Gurteen, Ballymahon
- Location:
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 117
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- Ringworm: 1. The cure for ringworm is to go to the seventh son of a family and he will rub his hand on it and say prayers and it will get better.
Ringworm: 2. The cure for dry ringworm is unsalted butter mixed with black-sulphur
Ringworm: 3 The cure for running ringworm is one pound of treacle mixed with sulphur and cream of tartar and to be taken every morning.
Cut: The cure for a cut is to get a cob-web and put it on it.
Burn: The cure for a burn of a nettle is to get a docken leaf and put it on it.
Sore Throat: The cure for a sore throat is to get a wool sock and fill it with roasted salt and tie it round your neck
Corn: The cure for a corn is to put washing soda on it
Warts: 1. The cures for warts are the milk(continues on next page)
