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School: Rochfortbridge (B.) (roll number 1122)

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Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Ml. Rowan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 444

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  1. Burn

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    Burn.
    If you lick an alllapucker you will be able to cure a burn.
    Michael Cully,
    Gaulstown.
    I got the information from my father John Cully age 60
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. burns (~116)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Cully
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallstown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Cully
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Gallstown, Co. Westmeath

  2. Cures

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    A cut.
    Get a cob web and put it on it and it will healed.
    A scald.
    Put lime water and linseed oil on it.
    A Wart.
    When they are paining you stoop down to the ground and close your eyes and whatever you pick up rub it on the wart and the wart will be cured.
    The Chincough.
    Give ferrets milk to a child with the chincough and it will be cured.
    Joseph Geraghty,
    Oldtown
    I got the information from my father, Michael Geraghty.
    age 62
    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
    Joseph Geraghty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oldtown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Michael Geraghty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Oldtown, Co. Westmeath