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School: Cillín Dubh (roll number 9691)

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Killeenduff, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0165, Page 257

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    Wart: To cure a wart get a person to count them and they will leave.
    Cut: The best cure to remove a cut is to get a piece of comfry and rub it to the cut and it will heal it.
    Chincough: To cure chin cough get ferrets leavings and drink it and it will cure it
    Pain in the stomach: To cure a pain in the stomach people say to get a rough stone and squeeze on it and the pain will go.
    Burn: To cure a burn mix soap and sugar together and put it on the burn and it will cure it.
    Collected and written by Annie M. Kilcullen
    Killeenduff Easkey. Told by her mother
    Mrs J Kilcullen Killeenduff Easkey age 45
    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
    Annie M. Kilcullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeenduff, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs J. Kilcullen
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Killeenduff, Co. Sligo