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School: Baile Uí Mhuireadhaigh (roll number 12964)

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Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Ghealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0265, Page 033

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    The people of every district have their own peculiar cures for their ailments.
    To cure a sty on the eye : point 10 thorns of a gooseberry-bush to the sty, then throw away one of the thorns, and point the other nine, nine times to the sty.
    A silk cloth is sometimes used to cure "thrush" as the silk is fine and will rub out the "thrush".
    Hot drinks are usually given a cure for the measles.
    A piece of cloth tied round head is said to cure a head-a[?]
    Red flannel is put to the back to cure a back-ache.
    If a person having warts on any part of his or her body should dip the warts in rock-water, (that is the rain-water
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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
    Informant
    Mary K. Lough
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonconra, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Lough
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonconra, Co. Roscommon