School: Drumbaragh (roll number 10801)

Location:
Drumbaragh, Co. Meath
Teachers:
M. Brighid Bean Uí Draoighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0703, Page 409

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  1. Mumps
    1. A bandage of roasted salt put into a stocking and tied around neck.
    Burst
    1. Salted butter, white of egg and green herb
    Murrain in Cows
    1. 3lbs fat bacon, 1oz of aloes, 2lbs of treacle and 1oz of ginger.
    Sty
    1. A gooseberry thorn pointed at sty, and then thrown over right shoulder.
    Thorn
    1. Boil herbs for half an hour. Put on thorn.
    Burns
    1. Rub a manlepper to the tongue
    Running Worm
    1. In Clonarney Chruchyard there is a herb. If roots are boiled in milk and substance drunk, you get better in a few day.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Thornton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Informant
    Stephen Skelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bective Street, Co. Meath