School: Ceathrú Stialláin (Carrowsteelawn) (roll number 12555)

Location:
Carrowsteelaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Giollagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 216

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  1. People had many cures for complaints and diseases long ago.
    Cough: Flax seed would cure a cough
    Warts: A black snail rubbed of them was a certain cure.
    Boils: Linseed and turpentine mixed is a cure for boils.
    Measles: Ferrets leaving is supposed to be a cure for the measles.
    Headache: A certain cure for a headache is to get a tape and to measure the person's head who had the headache with it.
    A sore eye: Cold tea is a cure for a sore eye.
    Cough: The soup of the wild fowl is very good for a cough. A sore mouth: If a child never
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    W. Keane
    Address
    Crossboyne, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    T. J. Keane
    Age
    60
    Address
    Crossboyne, Co. Mayo