School: Dangan (C.) (roll number 7499)

Location:
Dangan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Fhógartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 199

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 199

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  1. Mrs. McEnroe, Kilbeg, Rathmolyon, has this cure. She makes ointment from un-salted butter and some herbs, one of which can only be gathered at twilight and it is not seen by any other person at any other times.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. whitlow (~25)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Maureen Fagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clondoogan, Co. Meath
  2. A man named Lawless, who lives at Culmullen has this cure. Anyone that is injured with a fork or a pointed iron has to bring it to him and he gives an herb called Comfrey Root to heal the wound. This was never known to have failed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Fagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clondoogan, Co. Meath