School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)

Location:
Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 225

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  1. local cures
    Chin cough
    A cure for a chin cough is to put the suffering child under an ass foal legs three times.
    chin cough
    Another cure is to go to a man having a piebald horse and to say to him " you who have a piebald horse give me a cure for the chincough." whatever remedy he suggests it will cure the child.
    Chincough
    A third cure for the chincough is the first and last bit of left an any meal by a husband and wife of the same surname.
    Sore eyes
    Wash the eyes in spring water in which house leek has been boiled.
    Cough
    Boil dandelion in spring water and then add milk to the water and drink the moisture.
    Warts
    A cure for warts is to peel nine nuohes and to keep one of them. throw one across the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Pagnam
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Casey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim