School: Magoney
- Location:
- Magoney, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: M. Ní Mhaolchraoibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 334
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- Local Cures
Róisín Ní Miodcáin
Drum báid
Inis caoin
Aois, 13 bl.
Warts
Are a breaking that come on peoples fingers there are several cures for them (1) There is a little well that is on top of a very high rock. This well is about the size of a cup on top but very deep, if you go to that well three mornings fasting and wash you warts (three m) they will go away. Another cure for warts get a snail when you are not looking for it and rub it to the warts. Then put a thorn through the snails body and while the (warts) snail is dying the warts will be dying. Another cure for warts is if you find a stone with a whole in it when you are not looking for it and wash your warts in it and they will go away.
Cough
Garlic is a cure for a cough. Garlic is a plant that grows in gardens. It is like a lick and there comes seeds on it in Autumn.
Kidney trouble
Golden rod is a cure for kidney trouble. The golden rod is a plant that grows in a garden along the Dundalk road. The kind of the Golden Rod is a long plant. In the Summer time there comes a blossom on it the colour of it is yellow. (blossom on it).(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Róisín Ní Miodhcáin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Drumboat, Co. Monaghan
