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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

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Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 133

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    Whooping Cough:
    Put a red hot iron in Stockholm tar and breathe the smoke.
    Asse's milk is also a good cure.
    Leg paralysis in sheep:
    Place the sheep under a briar with both ends in the ground.
    For a sore throat:
    Tie a warm stocking round the neck.
    For a stie on the eye:
    Point a gooseberry thorn at it nine times.
    For a pain in the back:
    Get some persons twin brother or sister to walk over you three times in the same direction.
    Toothache:
    Promise never to share on Sunday.
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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
    Michael Sloane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Peter Sloane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth