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School: Dromin, Dunleer (roll number 6576)

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Dromin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
S. Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0669, Page 044

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  2. Cures

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    Cures
    A Sty. Get ten thorns and bless yourself with them at the top of your eye to cure a sty?
    Nettle sting. Rub cappog leaves to you for curing a nettle sting?
    Warts. Rub caster oil to you, for curing warts?
    Corn. Put iodine on, to cure a corn?
    Burn. Get a piece of soap and rub it to you and say St. Lagarns to cure a burn?
    Mumps. Wash yourself in holywater and bless yourself three time, to cure the mumps?
    Wart. Rub a snail to a wart and then hang it on a bush and while the snail is withering the wart will be withering?
    Burns. Cowdung is a cure for burns?
    Mumps. To put a donkey's winkers on you and drive yourself out and in nine times of a pig sty to cure the mumps?
    Bleeding eyes. Cobwebs on cuts to keep them from bleeding?
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