School: Loughshinny (roll number 8434)
- Location:
- Loughshinny, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: James Monks
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0786, Page 90
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- (continued from previous page)Loughskinny was found dead in the same place many years later.
- A poultice of boiled snails or a poultice of groundsel stirabout is good for an abscess. A poultice of cowdung is good for boils. The cure for a whitlow is to dip your finger three times in hot water that potatoes have been boiled in. A piece of bread from a married couple with the same surname before marriage is considered a cure for the whooping cough. Blessed cream is a good cure for ersipleas. The cure for warts is to come on a black snail accidentally and put it on the warts.
- Informant
- Mrs Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 36
- Address
- Hacketstown, Co. Dublin
