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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 058

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    Long ago there were not many doctors and the people used their own remedies. Some of these remedies are in use yet.
    The cure for a sore throat is to roast salt and put it into a stocking and put the stocking round the neck of the person. Salt is supposed to keep in the heat well.
    Roast onions are a cure for sore eyes. You put them into an old woollen scarf or stocking and put it round the sore ears.
    Jaundice
    A cure for Jandice is to pull leaves off a wild flower called "Woodbine" and break them up. Then rub them to the arm and say "In the name of the Father
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    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
    Margaret O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan