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School: Hanly Memorial Castlerea (roll number 1086)

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Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. Seosamh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0247, Page 021

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    Cures
    In my district it is generally believed that if a person suffering with rheumatism eats the stalks of dandelion he or she will be cured.
    A cure for the whooping-cough is the ferret's leavings.
    People say that if you meet a man driving a white horse, and if you ask him for a cure for the whooping-cough, whatever he tells you can cure it.
    It is believed that the seventh son of a family has a cure for ringworm.
    The juice of the alder-berry mixed with whiskey is a cure for the whooping-cough.
    Asse's milk is a cure for the chin-cough.
    If a person with a (person) sty, rubs the fasting spittle of the morning on it with a wedding ring it will cure it.
    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
    Thomas Fahy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Arm, Co. Roscommon