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School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)

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Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
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Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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    cure it by bathing it with black tea every morning.
    7. If you have a pain in your head tie a scarf around it and keep it warm.
    8. A cure for a cold is to warm new milk and pepper in it and drink it.
    9. If you rub butter and sulphur to scabs it will make them better.
    10. If you had a fox tongue and rub it to a thorn in your hand it would cure it.
    Una Flynn
    Drumgrania, Annaghmore,
    Mohill Co Leitrim.
    Aged 11 years
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Drumgrania, Co. Leitrim