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School: Belturbet (B)

Location:
Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 317

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    toothache - to smoke a pipe or chew tobacco.
    whooping cough - is to drink ferret's leavings.
    colds - to drink hot whiskey.
    mumps - put a halter on the patient and lead him around a pigsty three times and make the sign of the cross each time.
    sprains - prayers to cure sprains.
    burns - a lizard to cure burns.
    blood cures - to drink cabbage water.
    warts - forge water.
    mote in the eye - to move the eye lash up and down three times and make the sign of the cross.
    heard from Mr Mc Govern
    main street
    Belturbet.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan