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School: An t-Éadan Mór

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Edenmore, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Philib
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 210

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    Warts.
    (a) The milk of a plant called the "Seven Sisters"
    (b) Rub a black snail on the wart. Then hang it on a black-thorn. As the snail decays the wart goes away.
    Consumption
    Live frogs are swallowed
    Chilblains
    (a) Roasted onions are rubbed on the chilblain.
    (b) The chilblain is bathed in washing-soda.
    Whooping-cough
    (a) By drinking ferret's leavings
    (b) By walking under a briar three times.
    (c) By walking under a donkey.
    Ear-ache
    Roasted salt
    Swelled legs.
    Chick-weed.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English