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School: Culmullen (roll number 1904)

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Culmullin, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Mc Carthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 103

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    Cures for burns
    1. Frogs spawn is a cure for burns
    2. A cure for a heart-burn: chew the bark of an ash tree
    Boils
    Beech leaves chopped up and boiled in milk will cure boils
    Warts
    Wind wool around the warts three times and bless yourself, and in a few days the warts will be gone
    Consumption
    Dandelion and gravel-herb fried in fat, will cure consumption.
    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
    Georgie Downes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bogganstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Garry
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76