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School: Carrigeencor (roll number 10826)

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Carrigeencor, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Mrs Annie Gillmor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 070

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    Cure of a sting of a nettle.
    If a person gets the sting of a nettle, take the sap out of the stem or a leaf of a "Dockin" and say put it on the sting and say "Docken, docken cure the sting of the nettle or Dockin ina and nettle out."
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    The Cure of sty on your eye.
    Get ten gosseberry thorns. Take three of them and point them to the eye in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and throw them over your right shoulder. Do this again a second time and a third, and then throw away the tenth thorn.
    Cure for Whooping Cough.
    Give plenty of milk to a ferret and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Armstrong
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boihy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Armstrong
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Boihy, Co. Leitrim