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School: Carrowreagh (roll number 15220)

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Carrowreagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Elizabeth Benson
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    Mc Donagh Rennorogue Bunninadden has this cure. Her grandmother left it before she died to her. She is aged about 15 and lives at Rinarogue Bunninadden.
    The cure for a Sore Throat
    The cure for a sore throat is to warm salt and put it in a stocking and put it to the neck.
    Cure for Rheumatism
    The cure for rheumatism is to bathe the spot where the pain is in water that potatoes were boiled in. Another cure for it is to rub paraffin oil on the pain and it will cure it
    Cure for a Burn
    The cure for a burn is to get the green stuff off the top of a bog hole and put it on the burn as a plaster. Another cure to prevent blisters rising is to put on some baking soda.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Kerins
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Cloonahinshin, Co. Sligo