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School: Oldcastle (C.) (roll number 12489)

Location:
Oldcastle, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire D. Ní Nualláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 002

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    For Measles-Boil nettles with whiskey then drink the juice.
    -Drink nettle root washed and boiled with new milk.
    The Whooping Cough-Drink out of a Bishop's skull.
    -After feeding ferrets with milk drink their leavings.

    For Warts-Rub with a black snail then hang it on a thorn and when it withers away so will the wart.
    A potatoe cut into halfs and rubbed to the wart for nine mornings.
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Hetherton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Meath