School: Ferbane (Convent)

Location:
Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Sr. Patrick
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  1. 1. Anyone who does the stations three times at Saint Kiernan's well in Clonmacnoise is suppose to be cured of toothache.
    2. Drink the juice of stewed dandelions, to cure skin eruptions.
    3 A cure for corns is to walk barefoot in marshy, soft places in the bog.
    4 For toothache. Put the head of a frog in your mouth.
    5 For sore eyes. Bath them in cold tea.
    6 For ringworm. Paint it with black ink.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret M. Keena
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creggan, Co. Offaly