School: Fermoyle (B.), Lanesboro (roll number 13320)
- Location:
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Eoghain
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- People were able to cure their own illnesses long ago.
When a person gets his leg or hand cut he should get a swede turnip and cut it up in slices. These slices are put in a vessel with water and steeped there for a few hours. They should then be taken out and mixed with sugar and applied to the cut. This is done until the cut is cured.
- Collector
- Joseph Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisnacush, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Edward Farrell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisnacush, Co. Longford
- Long ago there were no doctors except what were called "quacks"
There is a man named Gregory O'Rourke living in Killashee, Co. Longford. He has a cure for "Cancer". No other man in this district has the cure.
He applies a plaster to the affected spot. Many people come long distances to be cured(continues on next page)
