School: Loughill, Longford

Location:
Laughil, Co. Longford
Teacher:
P. Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 309

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  1. Headache - drink strong tea.
    Sore eyes - rub with cold tea.
    warts - put holy water on them, and say in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
    Colds. drink hot butter-milk with sugar in it going to bed.
    boils - Venice Turpentine.
    Jaundice - Denistons Bottle
    In St Brigid's well,
    Driming,
    Ardagh
    Longford there is a cure for all diseases.
    Wax, loaf-Bread, Fat, Bacon and Linseed are poultices for sores and thorns
    The following have cures:
    Burns: Ms Greens, Oldtown, Ardagh, Longford.
    Miss Baxter, Killian, Ardagh, Co. Longford.
    Ringworm: John McGarry, Moydow, Longford.
    Cancer: Gregory Burke, Drumlish, Longford.
    Jaundice: Alexander Tremble, Legan, Longford.
    bone setter: J. Tague, Mohill, Leitrim.
    Superstitios omens:
    Rupture: Draw the person out under an asse's legs
    Draw the person out under a briar or sally.
    Warts: get someone to count them an they will go.
    Bury a piece of bacon and they will go.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Doherty
    Gender
    Male