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School: Moylough (C.) (roll number 13832)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Margaret Devine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0055

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    Cure for Toothache
    Boil a penny in a tablespoonful of vinegar and hold it in your mouth but be careful not to swallow any of it
    Cure for Boils
    Boil the roots of dandelions and take a wine glass of the juice every day for three days
    Cure for Lockjaw
    A slice or two of bacon cut very thinly and put on the lower part of both cheeks is known to cure lockjaw
    A cure for whooping cough
    Asses milk is very good for it
    Cure for a wart
    Tie a rib of a cows tail round the wart and it will go
    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
    Mary Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Powellsborough, Co. Sligo