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School: Cormeen (roll number 6821)

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Cormeen, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Anna Leary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0958, Page 047

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    1. Walk barefooted in snow.
    2. Wear woollen socks in bed at night.
    Toothache
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    1. Put a leaf of tobacco down into the cavity of the tooth to give relief.
    2. Rub it with salt or baking-soda.
    Warts
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    1. Take a black snail and rub the wart with it. Then hang it on a thorn. When the snail decayed away the wart was gone.
    2. There is a certain class of herb called "seven sisters" and inside it there is a class of liquid called "crows milk" rub this on the wart and it would burn it out like caustic.
    3. Take a piece of fat bacon and bury it and when the bacon decays the wart will also decay.

    Hiccough
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    1. A sudden shock
    2. Take a drink of water out of the wrong side
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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
    Bertha Wright
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sheetrim, Co. Monaghan