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School: Rockfield (roll number 15378)

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Rockfield, Co. Sligo
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Caoimhín Ó Duibhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0174, Page 274

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  1. Local Cures

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    Long ago in parish of Killoan people had strange cures for the ailments. If one had sore eyes they people of the house would boil black tea, and give it to the person affected.
    Measls.
    If a person had measls the people of the house would boil nettels roots and give the suop to the sick person.
    Warts. The cure I have for warts is to get butter milk and lime and mix the two together and put it to the wart and it kills it at once.
    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
    Michael Noone
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolaney, Co. Sligo