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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 054

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    A cure for ring worm.
    The cure of this disease is supposed to be by certain families. The Sweeney family of the Mills of Louth has the cure of ring worm, he first gets certain herbs and mutton fat and mixes all up together then he makes it into ointment and gives it to the person to apply to the ring worm.
    A cure for warts.
    The cure of this disease is to rub the milk of Dandelion to the warts for a number of times.
    A cure for sprains.
    Is to bathe the part where the sprain is in Marsh Mallace water for a number of times.
    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
    Peadar Ó Mairtín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullacrew, Co. Louth