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School: Latsey

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Latsey, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Jean Paul
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    The cure for the whooping cough is to go in under a two rooted briar nine times in the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost.
    The cure for warts is to get a bit of stolen bacon and rub the warts with it three times in the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost then bury the bacon and when the bacon is rotten the warts will be gone
    Bill Maxwell 29th April 1938
    A cure for a burn is lime water and linceed oil mixed
    A cure for warts is to rub them with washing soda
    A cure for a cough is Raspberry vinegar and olive oil.
    A cure for sore throat Paint
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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
    Elizabeth Montgomery
    Gender
    Female