School: Monaghan (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16723)

Location:
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M. Ó Floinn
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  1. Get an eels' skin and wind it as tightly as possible around the affected part.
    Place the sprained part under running water for some time each day until it is cured.
    Get a posthumaus child to rub the sprain and say some prayers while doing so.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sprains (~94)
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    English