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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 087

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    Cough : -
    (1) hot water and sugar (2) honey
    (3) white of egg with sugar.
    Hiccough : -
    (1) eat sugar (2) drink water with fingers in your eyes
    (3) give someone a fright
    (4) squeeze the person's wrist.
    Sty on the eye (Sleamhnán) ; -
    (1) pull ten gooseberry thorns, point nine of them to the sore eye throwing the tenth over your right shoulder. Do this on a Monday, repeat following Thursday and Monday.
    Ringworm : -
    (1) put ink round it to stop it from spreading
    (2) make ringworm knot on it
    (3) apply unsalted butter mixed with sulphur
    (4) get a boy who is the seventh son without a daughter between to make the sign of cross on it.
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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
    Nellie Cafferky
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Cafferky
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Curraghsallagh, Co. Roscommon