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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 352

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    (9) Whooping Cough:- If two of the one name get married they can cure the whooping cough.
    (10) Holy Wells:- People go to St. Lassan's well to get cure from rheumatism and pains in their backs.
    (11) Thorns:- The foxes tongue is used. it has to be left on it twelve hours.
    (12) Ring worm:- The seventh son or ninty" daughter of a family can cure the ring worm.
    (13) Stye:- To look out nine times through a marriage ring, or point nine goose-berry thorns to the sore eye the patient wil be cured.
    (14) Warts:- To get a stone with a little water in it, and
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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
    Eileen Leyland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Leyland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon