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School: Belturbet (B)

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 318

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    (1) Colds:-
    Hot milk or hot porter.
    (2) Mumps:-
    Drunk water in a well where a horse is after drinking out of.
    (3) Whooping-Cough:-
    Drink a ferret's leavings.
    (4) Toothache:-
    A:- Rub a frog to your jaw.
    B:- To smoke a pipe or if you are a smoker chew tobacco.
    (5) Sprains:-
    Cool water.
    (6) Measles:-
    Drink hot drinks or whisky.
    (7) Burns:-
    Put a lizard on the burn.
    (8) Warts:- Forge water.
    (9) Blood cures.
    To drink cabbage water.
    10 Mote in the eye:-
    To move the eye lash up and down three times and make the sign of the cross.
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lagan, Co. Cavan