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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

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Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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    A stie on the eye.
    Get nine gooseberry thorns and point them at the eye.
    Whooping cough:
    Tie a frog round your neck.
    For a headache:
    Tie a tight bandage round the head.
    For warts:
    Dip the warts in a stone that holds water.
    Collected by
    James Fearon, (13 yrs)
    Bavan,
    Omeath.
    From:
    Owen Fearon, (50 yrs)
    same Address.
    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
    James Fearon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Owen Fearon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth