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School: Ferbane (B.)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 172

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    Sore troat; Roast salt and put it in an old stoking and put it round neck.
    A Cut; Get a St. briget leaf and put it round your neck.
    A burn: Get a dock leaf and put on the burn.
    A boil; Make a plaster of soap and sugar and put it on the boil.
    Mumps; pick a big green leaf and roll it round your neck.
    Headace; Get a bit of wood that grows over St Monaghan's well:
    rub it on your head
    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
    Patrick Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly