School: Ardee (Mercy Convent) (roll number 8445)
- Location:
- Ardee, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Sr M. Angel
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1. The milk of dandelions cures the flu
2. To let a cat lick a core it will get better
3. The blossom of a whin bush will cure stomach trouble
4. A piece of roasted leather and lard will cure a sore heal
5. The juice of a spanish onion and some brown sugar will cure a sore throat
6. The sprouts of cabbage and lard will cure a burn Kathleen Caffrey
Harristown
Ardee
Co Louth
- 1. For sore eyes to bless the eyes with a gooseberry thorn nine times and when finished with it throw across your right shoulder
2. For a swollen leg or hand is to poultice it with a herb called March- Mallis
3. For mumps is to go to a pig sty three mornings in succession blessing yourself each time and coming out again
4.For a chin cough is the leavings of the ferret
5. The cure for a sore throat is to tie your God Mother garter round your neck until the soreness goes away
Nancy Mc Guinness
The Glebe
Ardee
Co Louth - Collector
- Nancy Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glebe, Co. Louth
