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School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 035

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    If you have a sore throat put a black stocking around it and it will cure it.
    If you had a cough get two table spoons of whole flax seed and put it into a saucepan and leave it simmering until it gets into jelly, then strain it and add sugar and the white of two eggs and the juice of a lemon and out it down to swimmer for five minutes. Then lift it and leave it to cool. When cold take two teaspoons twice a day.
    If you had a wart get a snail and rub the snail on it twice a day.
    If you had a pain in your stomach take a good glass of hot milk and pepper.
    If you had a toothache put pepper into it and it will cure it.
    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
    Jeanette Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr M.J. Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Lanesborough, Co. Longford