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School: Uragh (C.)

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Uragh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. Mc Caffrey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0969, Page 027

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    Sore eyes: Bathe with cold spring water.
    Colds: 1 Boil onion in milk and drink the liquid. 2. Eat garlic raw or boiled.
    Ringworm: Mix soot salt and sulphur boil together and rub on for 10 days.
    Corn Cure: 1 Get wing leaves and soak them in paraffin oil. Put them on the corn until it gets soft.
    2. Wash the feet in bog water.
    Swollen Joints: Boil chicken weed. make into a poultice and apply it the part swollen. Cover with a flannel bandage.
    Stomach troubles: 1. Boil dandelion roots and drink the water.
    2. Squeeze the white juice out of the stems and drink it fasting.
    3. Heat spa water and drink it fasting for 9 mornings.
    Sore: Let a dog lick it.
    Most of the above information was given by Mrs Maguire aged 80 farmer's widow. Gubrawoolly Swanlinbar Co. Cavan.- and Mrs. Bella Mc Hugh (deed) ages 94
    Mill St Swanlinbar Co. Cavan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Bella Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    94
    Address
    Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan