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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 092

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    In the olden times when the people knew nothing about medicine the people used to go to the old people in the country to get knowledge about cures. Some people still believe in these cures.
    Long ago if anyone had a wart he would go out in the early morning and pick up a snail. This should be rubbed on the wart every day until the wart comes off. The cure for a black eye is to put a roasted sparrow on it. The blackness will go away if this is kept on the eye.
    Bleeding can be stopped by putting a cobweb on the cut. To stop the nose from bleeding a cold key should be put
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    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
    Septa Mc Veigh
    Address
    Magdalene Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Magdalene Street, Co. Louth