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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

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Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 053

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    A cure for ring worm. Mix certain herbs and sheeps lard together and make ointment from them and rub them on the sore in this way it is cured.
    A cure for cosumption, cut up the leaves of the great mullen and boil them for about three hours and then eat them.
    A cure for chillblains. Mix salt and washing soda together and wash the sores with them, in this way they are cured.
    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
    Pádraig Ó Lionnáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corderry, Co. Louth