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School: Lemanaghan, Ballycumber

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Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Máire Galvin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 119

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    Toothache: People in this district visit Saint Manchan well on a Friday if they want to get cured.
    Ringworm: is cured by the seventh son of a family.
    Wildfire: was cured by the blood of the Welsh's
    Headache: was cured by over strong tea.
    Cuts: A cobweb was placed around the cut.
    Burns: A person that licks an alpluacla and then licks the burn cures the burn.
    Broken bones: A bone setter sets the bone.
    Warts: People to go Saint Manchan's well on a Friday and rub a bit of the ash tree on the wart.
    Chincough: Meet a man with a grey horse and aks him how to cure the chincough.
    Corns: Steep wadding in paraffin oil and rub it on the corn.
    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
    Máire Ní Dalaigh
    Gender
    Female