School: Craig Dhubh
- Location:
- Cregduff, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Giobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 451
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- (continued from previous page)Swelling: They cured swelling in this way. They got a little leaf out in the fields called 'duilleog Crúac Phádraig'. They left this leaf on a coal and them applied to the swelling. This cured it.
Warts: The had an easy remedy for warts. They got a snail an drubbed it on the warts. Then they threw it into the bushes and the warts were cured.
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They got a string and put as many knots in it as they had warts. They buried the string in the dung-pit and the warts went when the sting rotted.
Chin Cough: This is a cure they had for ''Chin Cough''. They watched the(continues on next page)
