School: Ballinorley (roll number 11597)

Location:
Bellanurly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Mrs Anna Ewing
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  1. An old cure for toothache is to hold a hot coal very near your face. Another is to put a pinch of salt in the bad tooth. A hot fig put up to the cheek is another cure.
    To cure measles use senna leaves and drink asse's milk or ferret's leavings.
    To cure warts get someone to boil a stone with the potatoes without you knowing it. Rub this stone on the wart. The juice from the stem of a dandelion is another cure.
    To cure a wart you could put ink n it every day until it goes away. Wet washing soda
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    O. Lindsay