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School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)

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Edergole, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 276

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    measles. A roasted fig is a cure for gumboils. Roast onions are a cure for jaundice.
    Certain people have 'the cure,' for different diseases ex. Mrs Reilly, Cootehill, has the cure for sprain and a man named Smith of Killevan has the cure for a whittle.
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    People grew herbs in olden times, these they made into medicine to cure diseases. Nettles were boiled and the juice from them was used as a drink to purify the blood.
    Rosenoble boiled and strained was a splendid cure for painful feet.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Mc Keown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monage, Co. Monaghan