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School: Ráth Maoláin (roll number 16131)

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Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Laoise Ní Ruairc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0578

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    In olden times in Ireland, infact until quite recently people did not go to doctors to get cured of their ailments. Instead they believed in home remedies, they believed that certain people, certain places, certain poultices herbs and other things possessed healing powers.
    There are many remedies applied to certain diseases and complaints - the milk left behind by a ferret is used to cure the whooping-cough, or to run three times between the legs of an untrained colt. An ivy leaf was used to extract a corn. A remedy for a stye on the eye is to pull ten thorns of a goose-berry bush and then throw away one, then point the nine three times to the eye, this can only be done on Mondays and Thursdays. A very local cure for sore eyes is to wash them in cold tea, or to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilís Ní Corcoráin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Thomas Corcoran
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Rathmullen, Co. Sligo