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School: Ballintemple

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 187

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    Water found lying on a rough stone and to put your finger unto it is a cure for warts.
    If you lick a lizard you'll have the cure of the burn.
    If a child has mumps and if you put the ass'es winkers on it and lead it round the pigstye three times it will cure him.
    Milk which a ferret has left behind after drinking some, is a cure for whooping cough.
    Frank McCormac of D|isinana has the cure for a strain.
    James Reilly Drumlara has the cure of the Rose. Miss Gindle of Ballinagh has the cure of Heart Fever. Ann Kemp Ballintemple has the cure of the Whitlo. Mrs Strong Cavan has the cure of the Evil.
    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
    Bill Graham
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Acheson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballintemple, Co. Cavan