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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)

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Dromore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 327

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    (2)
    The people also put mustard in their mouths an held them to the fire.
    Burns
    (1)
    If a dog licked a burn it was cured.
    (2)
    If a person had a burn and put a bit baking-soda or ink on it, the burn would heal.
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    Lucneach
    If a person is suffering from Lucneach, he puts an ass's bridle on his head and goes into a pig-sty every day for three days.
    Rose.
    The first person in the house to see the rose rubs a bit of unsalted butter on it. Then he goes to the person, who has the cure of the rose and he gets him to perform it. If the cure is performed every day for nine days it will disappear on the nineth day.
    Ringworm
    The seventh son or daughter has the cure of the ring-worm if a worm is put in his hand, immediately after he is born.
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    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
    Mick Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Christy Taylor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Dromore West, Co. Sligo