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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

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Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 034

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    Long ago people had strange cures. For a sty on the eye the cure was to spit on the hearth stone when fasting and apply three times and make the sign of the cross each time. To take away away a wart the cure was to get a black snail and rub him to it. Then hang him on a bush and as the snail withered so did the wart. Another cure for warts was to get a hollow stone full of water and put the water on the (water) warts. Any two people married of the same name can cure a chin cough Any cure they give can work quickly. Saint Brigids well near Ardagh is still visited by many people suffering from teethaches some go three times and swallows a drop of the water each time They
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Druming, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Michael Dalton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Druming, Co. Longford