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School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)

Location:
Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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    Chin-Cough A cure for the chin-cough is turf - mould strained through a strainer for nine mornings and take three spoonfuls of it on milk each morning.
    Burn
    The cure for a burn is boiled cabbage and other herbs.
    Sprain
    The cure for a sprain is to bathe arm or leg in a running stream or to get a string of a weaver's loom.
    Thorn
    The cure for a thorn is said to be a piece of a foxe's tongue
    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
    Vincent Cox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Cox
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon