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School: Clonard (roll number 16067)

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Clonard, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 155

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    sweet oil and lime water that is the cure for a burn
    The cure for a bag cough boiled flax seed is the cure
    The cure for a sore throat if you tie a stocking round your neck and a hairy maget in side in it.
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  2. Local Cures

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    Cure of sore eyes: Make the sign of the cross three times with three gooseberry thorns.
    If the godfather of a child ties red ribbons on the wrists of the child it will cure the whooping cough
    Cure of burn: Laurel leaves boiled in lard
    Cure of whooping cough: If a man and woman of the same name get married give them a cake of bread and let each cut the cut of bread half way and eat it
    Cure of warts: Rub the warts with ivy leaves
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Teresa Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynabarny, Co. Meath