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School: Kilmacteige (B.) (roll number 15500)

Location:
Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cuirnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0173, Page 219

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    The lard of a badger is a cure for rheumatism

    A fox's tongue takes out a thorn

    Docket leaves cure the burn of a nettle

    Three meals of nettles eaten in March keep away Spring rashes

    A cure for a cough is to boil the tops of the heath and drink the juice

    A cure for a weak heart is to boil an herb called mountain ash and drink the juice

    A cure for consumption is to eat
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    P. Walsh
    Informant
    M. Cunney
    Age
    60
    Address
    Culdaly, Co. Sligo