School: Lisaniska

Location:
Lissaniska East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Patrick Kilduff
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 212

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  1. Measles - Juice of nettles and juice of the dock leaf.
    Chin Cough - ferrets leavings or the leavings of a man and woman married of the game name or a cure from a man on a pie ball horse.
    Warts - to find a black snail without looking it and rub it to the wart and hang the snail on a tree it is supposed to cute it or if you get a stone with a hole full of water in it and wash the wart in it it is also supposed to cure it
    Mumps - to go into a pigs sty and say much, much, tug, do leicneig or put some garlick of your foot it is supposed to reduce the swelling
    Tooth ache - coarse salt or the roots of garlick to leave it into the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Prendergast
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockmore, Co. Mayo