School: Aughnamullen (roll number 6284)

Location:
Aghnamullen, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 026

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 026

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  1. Cures for toothaches:
    Don't eat fresh meat on Wednesday or Friday.
    A man should not share his bread on a Sunday.
    Cures for Whooping cough:
    The person should drink milk that a ferret has drunk from.
    A present from a man you meet on the road with a Piebald pony.
    Cures for Warts:
    A back snail rubbed on warts and then stuck on a thorn bush. As the snail drops off so does the warts drop of.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Conolly
    Gender
    Female