School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)
- Location:
- Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Bheirn
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- (continued from previous page)on the nearest white-thorn bush.
Corns Corns are cured with ivy leaf.
Sore eyes. Sore eyes are cured with house-leeks, stys are cured with a gooseberry thorn. The sty is to be prodded with the gooseberry thorn and it goes after nine days.
Neuralgia. Neuralgia is cured with a mustard plaster.
cuts. A foxes tongue is a cure for various sorts of cuts.
Teethaches Toothaches are cured with red pepper.
Sore chests. Vinegar and brown paper cure sore_chests. A sore chest is also cured with goose-grease.
Rash Rash is cured with burned rushes and sulphur.
Burns. Burns are cured with soda and oil. The soda or oil is poured on the burn so that the air cannot get at it.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Killion
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Charles Fuery
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Malacky Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Occupation
- Smith
- Address
- Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Coyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Killeenrevagh, Co. Roscommon