School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)
- Location:
- Bellanaman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Nic Gabhann
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A cure for warts is to pull a rush for each wart and cover them with stones.
This is to be done secretely. A cure for a cold is to put mulled porter in a jug. Stick a poker in the fire and redden it. Then stick the poker into the jug and leave it in it until it cools down and then shake a lot of pepper on the porter. The people have such confidence to believe that it cures them.
A cure for mumps and swoolen glands is to get a hot cow's clap and put it in a cloth and put it up to the swoolen glands.
A cure for an earache is to heat salt on a pan and fill a stocking with it and tie it around the neck.
A cure for a pain in a tooth is to heat linseed meal and fill a stocking(continues on next page)
