School: Currycahill (roll number 11301)

Location:
Currycahill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mrs. A. Wilson

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Local Cures

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 046

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There are not many local cures that I know of.
There is a woman in the village of Ballinalee she is Mrs Robinson who has a cure for a whitlow. She outs on a plaster which takes out the drop of blood. There is another one if you had a stye in your eye - point a thorn at 3 times.

Collector
May Mc Vitty
Gender
female
Language
English