School: Drumcrave

Location:: Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 235

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The "Rose" is cured by the rose water. The rose water is found very often in boggy land. It is called the rose because it swells up like a red rose. A boy and a girl must got for the water, between five and six o'clock in the morning. Once they go into field, where the well is, they must not speak. The boy must hold the girl's hand while she stoops to lift the water. When the water is lifted, they kneel down and say prayers for the person infected. The poultice is made boiling the water and putting it on the place infected. The goose-seam is the cure of the sprain. It is rubbed on for about (fire) five minutes, and then bandaged with a cloth. When rashes come on people's faces, they put fasting spits on them for nine mornings in succession and on the ninth morning the rashes are cured.
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Topics
1. activities
  medical practice
  folk medicine (~11,815)
Language

English
Collector
Freddie Finlay
Gender

Male
Address

Bridge Street, Co. Cavan