School: Swanlinbar

Location:
Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Miss R. Milliken
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 184

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 184

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    3 Goose seam was put on swellings to cure them.
    4 A cure for a sty was to get ten thorns off a goose-berry bush and put nine of them into the sty and say in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost and throw the tenth one away and that cures it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Johnston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gubrimmaddera, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornalon, Co. Cavan