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School: Ardagh (roll number 15035)

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Ardagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
L. Ó Maolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 252

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    gooseberry thorn at it nine times and throw the thorn away over your left shoulder. A cure for boils is rub soap and sugar on them as a poultice. A cure for a toothache is put a drop of ammonia on a piece of wadding and put it in a tooth. Cures for burns are: Let a dog lick it or to beat the whites of eggs immediately when the burns occur and rub them to it as this will keep the air out.
    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
    Josephine Dodd
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr J.J. Dodd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Druming, Co. Longford