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School: Corvally (roll number 10706)

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Corvally, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M.R. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0934, Page 361

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    A local cure for toothacke is to catch a frog and lick its side. This is still done by people in the neighbourhood and it is said to be effective.
    Jaundice. A man named Charles Lennon in the townland of Magheracloone in the baron of Farney has a charm with which he cures jaundice. It is not necessery to go to his house. He says some magic words and the patient is miraculously cured.
    Rheumatism. A well known local cure is to gather some bog-bean and coil it. The juice is strained and taken cold. The dose is a half cupfull morning and evening.
    Bleeding. A woman by name Mrs Martha Pepper who lives in the townland of
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    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
    Alix Johnstone
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Corvally, Co. Monaghan