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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 410

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    Draw Wounds
    1. Rough side of cabbage or ivy leaf will draw wounds, and smooth side heals it.
    Mumps
    1. Put ass in front of pigsty. Walk under ass into sty and rub mumps to pig.
    Burst
    1. Unsalted butter, white of egg and green herbs mixed
    Warts
    Cut potatoes in two. Put a hole in each half and put salt in the hole. Rub salt on every morning.
    Mumps
    1. Bring person into pigsty and march him round three times saying 'Ugat the pig. Take the Leicne'.
    Ear Ache
    1. To cure earache, roast a raisin, and when it is real hot, press it in hard into the ear and leave it overnight
    Rheumatism
    1. Carry chestnut in the pocket.
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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
    Josephine Thornton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Informant
    Stephen Skelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bective Street, Co. Meath