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School: Coillte Críotáin

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Erris, Co. Roscommon
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Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 309

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    medicines and by crawling under animals' legs.
    8. The cure of a cold is hot buttermilk and sugar.
    9. The cure for measles is garlic boiled in sugar.
    10. The cure for a sore ear is wadding and heated caster oil.
    11. When a sty comes on your eye get ten gooseberry thorns on Monday or Thursday and point nine and throw away one in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
    12. Long ago when people
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Tivenan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornaglia, Co. Roscommon