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School: Dunally (roll number 12752)

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Doonally, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Florence Egan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 113

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    The seventh son or daughter in a family without a break, will have the cure for ringworm. The person son or daughter as it maybe, warms their hand to the fire and puts it on the mark three days in succession.
    A child whose father and mother are of the one name has a cure for erysipleas.
    A cure for mumps is to put a donkey's bridle around the person's neck and pull them across a river three times.
    Dandelion is a cure for a weak heart.
    Mountain sage is a cure for dropsy.
    Garlic is good for a cold.
    Water-cress is a cure for a weak heart.
    An Ivy leaf is a cure for a corn.
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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
    Kitty Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Faughts, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs K Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56