School: Naomh Muire, Donadea (roll number 16777)

Location:
Donadea, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S. Ó Fearghail
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  1. Another cure for ringworm is to a womans cring and rub it to the ringworm three times in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. This must be done three times a day for three days.The following day the ringworm will be better.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. For to cure a sty you get ten gooseberry thorns and throw away one. Then you point the other nine to the sty three times a day for nine days in the name of the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. After the ninth day it will get better.
    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. sties (~76)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Donadea, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs Tallon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Hodgestown, Co. Kildare