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School: Tarmon (roll number 13997)

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Tarmon, Co. Leitrim
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P. Layden
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    Long ago there were very few doctors and the people had cures. Now when a person is sick the doctor is sent for. These are some of the cures.
    1. A cure for a sty on your eye is point a gooseberry thorn at it seven times and throw the thorn your shoulder and it will cure it
    2. A cure for the chin- cough is, if you get a potato lost on the road boil it and and eat it and it will cure it.
    3. A cure for boiles pull some sorral leaves and boil them and leave them on the boil and it will cure them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Joesph Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Larga, Co. Leitrim