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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

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Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 254

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    cure wild fire.
    If you boil broom and give the water of it to the cattle it cures red water. The roots of the nettles cut finely and given to chickens cures gapes. If whins are chopped up finely and given to horses it cures bots.
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    There is a well in Moybologue, Co. Cavan and if you throw in a pin you will get cured of warts. Slanles a weed that would keep anything from bleeding. If you boil the tops of the whins and take
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornaville North, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Gearty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fertagh, Co. Meath