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School: Knockminna (roll number 12720)

Location:
Knockmoynagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Máire Ní Scannláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 414

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    Corns are cured by rubbing house leek on them for three nights in succession and on the third night the corns will disappear.
    Warts.
    Water found in a hole in a rock or stone without seeking for it is a cure for warts. Dock week seed mixed with vinegar is also a good cure for warts.
    Colds.
    Dock weed seed and Demarara sugar mixed together is a cure for cough in cattle.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English