School: Long an Inbhair
- Location:
- Lurgananure, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Géibhdigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 230
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- (continued from previous page)the "Rose". It is said that the person who would take the water from this well should not look back till he would be a considerable distance away, if he did the well would follow him and form a lake over the country side.
- An old cure for a "cold" was by slicing a white turnip crossways, and shaking brown sugar on each slice and eating them, and in a short time the person would be better.Another good cure for a "cold " was by drinking flaxseed tea."Bronchitis" used be cured by applying constant linseed poultices."Lumbago" was cured long ago by applying a poultice of vinegar, and bran.
A common cure for a "heartburn" is to drink butter-milk with some bread soda on it, and in a short time the "heartburn" will be cured.(continues on next page) - Informant
- John Denning
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Occupation
- Tradesman
- Address
- Lurgananure, Co. Cavan
