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School: Currach Saileach (roll number 13800)

Location:
Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Séamus Mag Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0243, Page 086

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    Heartburn : -
    (1) eat sugar (2) drink bread soda and hot water mixed
    (3) suck a small green stone.
    Pain in the back : -
    rub lampoil on it.
    Rheumatism : -
    seaweed bath (2) eat oat meal bread and water cress with salt every morning for nine days
    (3) drink elderberry wine.
    Headache : -
    (1) drink strong tea.
    Cold : -
    (1) flaxseed, sugar candy and liquorice boiled together and drink it
    (2) boil corrigeen and drink
    (3) drink hot water mixed with treacle
    (4) cut turnips in slices, place in a bowl in layers with sugar between each two layers leave over night and drink liquid which is formed at the bottom.
    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
    Josie Lafferty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Maria Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon